502.10E1 - Search and Seizure Checklist

I.      What factors caused you to have a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the search of this student or the student's effects or automobile would turn up evidence that the student has violated or is violating the law, school policy, rules or regulations affecting school order?

     A.     Eyewitness account.

                1.     By whom:  ____________________________________________________________________________
      2.     Date/Time:  ___________________________________________________________________________
      3.     Place:  _______________________________________________________________________________
      4.     What was seen:  _______________________________________________________________________

     B.     Information from a reliable source.

                1.     From whom:  __________________________________________________________________________
      2.     Time received:  ________________________________________________________________________
      3.     How information was received:  ____________________________________________________________
              _____________________________________________________________________________________
      4.     Who received the information:  ____________________________________________________________
      5.     Describe information:  ___________________________________________________________________
              _____________________________________________________________________________________

     C.     Suspicious behavior?  Explain.
              _____________________________________________________________________________________
              _____________________________________________________________________________________
              _____________________________________________________________________________________
              _____________________________________________________________________________________

     D.    Student's past history?  Explain.
              _____________________________________________________________________________________
              _____________________________________________________________________________________
              _____________________________________________________________________________________

     E.     Time of search:  ______________________________

     F.      Location of search:  ________________________________________________________________________________

     G.     Student told purpose of search:  ______________________________________________________________________

     H.     Consent of student requested:  _______________________________________________________________________

 

II.  Was the search you conducted reasonable in terms of scope and instrusiveness?

     A.     What were you searching for:  ________________________________________________________________________

     B.     Where did you search:  _____________________________________________________________________________

     C.     Sex of the student:  ________________________________________________________________________________

     D.     Age of the student:  ________________________________________________________________________________

     E.     Emergency of the situation:  _________________________________________________________________________

     F.     What type of search was being conducted:  _____________________________________________________________

     G.     Who conducted the search:  _________________________________________________________________________
     Position:  _____________________________________________________     Sex:  ____________________________

     H.     Witness(s):
              _____________________________________________________________________________________

 

III.  Explanation of Search.

     A.     Describe the time and location of the search:
              _____________________________________________________________________________________

     B.     Describe exactly what was searched:
              _____________________________________________________________________________________

     C.     What did the search yield?  _________________________________________________________________________

     D.     What was seized:  ________________________________________________________________________________

     E.     Were any materials turned over to law enforcement officials?
              _____________________________________________________________________________________

     F.     Were parents notified of the search including the reason for it and the scope?
              _____________________________________________________________________________________