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She was then asked to remove her clothing. 47 (N.D.N.Y 1977) US District Court for the Northern District of New York - 438 F. Supp. Movement from class to class entails intrusions upon the students' freedoms. To carry out this procedure, they requested the assistance of the Highland Police Department and of volunteer canine units experienced in drug detection. State action is generally found to exist when what is involved is the exercise of power possessed only because the wrongdoer is clothed with the authority of state. Waits v. McGowan, 516 F.2d 203 (3d Cir. This document shall constitute the Court's findings and conclusions of law as required by F.R.C.P. The cases which have dealt with the issue have reached diverse results, relying upon various theories, which can be generally placed into the following categories: 1) the Fourth Amendment does not apply, as the school official acted in loco parentis (private search); People v. Stewart, 63 Misc.2d 601, 313 N.Y.S.2d 253 (N.Y.Co. Patricia Little herself did not participate in any capacity other than as a volunteer dog trainer. Each team consisted of a school administrator or teacher, a dog and its handler and a uniformed police officer. A search of those items failed to reveal the missing money. 2d 711 (1977), an action brought under 42 U.S.C. Those named plaintiffs alleged that search activities conducted by certain school officials assisted by local police officers violated the plaintiffs' rights secured by the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. 2d 930 (1967). Since no search was performed up until the time the dogs alerted, no warrant was necessary for the initial observation by the school officials. Several hundred parents or patrons of the Highland School System were permitted to intervene as party defendants. No fault is found with requiring a student to empty clothing pockets and/or purses upon the alert of a properly trained dog conducted by a properly trained person. 2d 509, 75 Cal. *1027 This Court finds no constitutional fault with the basic plan and program as executed. One year later, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals also held that the use of marijuana-sniffing dogs to sniff the air around a parked semi-trailer was reasonable and therefore not a prohibited search under the Fourth Amendment. 1214, 1218-19 (N.D.Ill.1976). These human senses may generally be aided by such non-living artificial devices as binoculars, flashlights, magnetometers, breathalyzers, camera lenses and ordinary prescription glasses. of Educ. Education of Individuals with Disabilities 54 Board of Educ . The Supreme Court of the United States has yet to rule explicitly on whether the use of narcotic detection dogs in the context of the Fourth Amendment establishes probable cause. 47, 53 (N.D.N.Y.1977). Such a request is akin to a prayer for injunctive relief against a criminal act. While it would seem self-evident that the actions of a teacher or school official employed by a public municipality board of education would constitute state action under Monroe v. Pape, supra, this has not been a universally held notion among the various federal courts. at 674, 97 S. Ct. at 1414 (Emphasis Added). The conclusion reached in the Warren case, that of finding state action, seems to be the more logical one, especially when the Monroe-Burton principles are applied to the facts of this case. To be sure such conduct of a dog must be interpreted by a knowledgeable person. 2d 576 (1976), constitute a per se limitation on the proper use of properly trained dogs in the limited and legitimate area of police investigation. omitted) ("[n]o one would seriously dispute that a nude search of a child is traumatic"); Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F. Supp. It is clear that the defendants are entitled to a summary judgment on the issue of monetary damages under the test in Wood. at 1221), it is the general rule that the Fourth Amendment allows a warrantless intrusion into the student's sphere of privacy, if and only if the school has reasonable cause to believe that the student has violated or is violating school policies. Furthermore, this court is not here ruling whether any evidence obtained in the search could have been used in a criminal prosecution. Ala.1968); M. v. Bd. As a corollary to the state action rule, it is generally stated that to prove a cause of action under 1983, one need not show that the constitutional or statutory infringement complained of is supported by state law, as long as there is some nexus between the state involvement and the deprivation. The pocket search was conducted in furtherance of the school's legitimate interest in eliminating drug trafficking within the school. Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F. Supp. The health and safety of all students at the two schools was threatened by an increase in drug use. The Supreme Court of the United States has long recognized that such odors can be convincing evidence of probable cause. 901 (7th Cir. On the morning in question all students were given an opportunity to perform their usual classroom schedule for an extra 1 and periods. United States v. Solis, 536 F.2d 880 (9th Cir. There can be no doubt that, as the plaintiffs state, the notion that an infant student sheds all of his constitutional rights when he enters the school house door is steadily being dispelled by the courts. [2] "Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceedings for redress" 42 U.S.C. 1279 (S.D.Ohio, E.D.1973), aff'd, 419 U.S. 565, 95 S. Ct. 729, 42 L. Ed. Wood v. Strickland, supra at 321, 95 S. Ct. 992. 2d 317 (La.1975); Buss, The Fourth Amendment and Searches of Students in Public Schools, 59 Iowa L.Rev. Plaintiff must attend the scheduled classes for the times designated. Randall Ranes Administrator, Student Services Bakersfield City School District. Ala.1968). She was quietly escorted to a nurse's station in the Junior High School and was asked to remain in the waiting room. 665, 667 (C.D.Cal.1988); Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F.Supp. No. The inspection occurred in both the Junior and Senior High School campuses and began during the first period class. Buss, The Fourth Amendment and Searches of Students in Public Schools, 59 Iowa L.Rev. It takes more than mere verbiage in a complaint to meet that burden. In U. S. v. Solis, the 9th Circuit at 536 F.2d 882 stated: Neither does the reasoning or result in Katz v. U. S.,389 U.S. 347, 88 S. Ct. 507, 19 L. Ed. Moreover, uniformed police officers are, unfortunately, not an uncommon sight in today's public schools. 102 (1972); Doe v. State, 88 N.M. 347, 540 P.2d 827 (1975); People v. Scott D., 34 N.Y.2d 483, The superior court's concern with the teacher's duty and the doctrine of in . 276 The Clearing House May/June 1995 ing. 1977). 1977). The dog handler interpreted the actions of the dog for the benefit of the school administrator. Their presence does not change the actions of the school official from that of supervision in loco parentis to that of an unwarranted search. 2d 492 (1961), citing United States v. Classic,313 U.S. 299, 61 S. Ct. 1031, 85 L. Ed. 5,429 F. Supp. Testimony at trial indicated the students used several types of drugs including alcohol, marijuana, and PCP, an animal tranquilizer. Updated daily, vLex brings together legal information from over 750 publishing partners, providing access to over 2,500 legal and news sources from the worlds leading publishers. Thus, when a teacher conducts a highly intrusive invasion such as the strip . 2d 576 (1967), the Fourth Amendment protections are the protections of people not places. Little was contacted by the police department requesting her to attend the March 14, 1979 meeting. Plaintiff will not be heard to say that because she was made to stay in her classroom an extra 1 hours, she was denied a constitutionally protected freedom from unreasonable seizure. [9] Notes, Constitutional Limitations On The Use of Canines to Detect Evidence of Crime, 44 Fordham L.Rev. While a school student does not shed at the schoolhouse door rights guaranteed by either the Fourth Amendment or any other constitutional provision (Tinker v. Des Moines School District, supra), the student's Fourth Amendment and other constitutional rights are modified by that limited in loco parentis relationship which the school officials have with the students. *48 *49 New York Civil Liberties Union, Alan H. Levine, New York City, of counsel; Clifford Forstadt, Syracuse, N. Y., of counsel, for plaintiffs. The latest circuit to find that the dog's actions of sniffing the air outside a defendant's locker was not a search was in United States v. Venema, 563 F.2d 1003, (10th Cir. den., 421 U.S. 921, 95 S. Ct. 1589, 43 L. Ed. In doing so, it should be emphasized that the defendants proceed as school officials and not, per se, as policemen. The defendant alleged such *1021 sniffing constituted an unpermissible action in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. Once inside the room, no student left prior to the alleged search now the subject of this action. The students were then asked to empty their pockets and remove their shoes. People v. Scott D., 34 N.Y.2d 483, 315 N.E.2d 466, 358 N.Y.S.2d 403 (1974); State v. McKinnon,88 Wash. 2d 75, 558 P.2d 781 (1977); People v. Jackson, 65 Misc.2d 909, 319 N.Y.S.2d 731 (App.Term, 1st Dept.1971), aff'd, 30 N.Y.2d 734, 333 N.Y.S.2d 167, 284 N.E.2d 153 (1972). 725 (M.D. This Court has previously stated that the search at bar violated the plaintiffs' constitutional rights. Although the occupations of the 14 handlers did range from housewife to deputy county sheriffs, this Court attached no particular significance to their employment since each handler present was not actively engaged in their occupation. Super. School Dist., supra at 478-79; People v. Scott D., supra, 34 N.Y.2d at 490; Bellnier v. Lund, supra at 53.As one commentator warned: This possibility of harm is even more ominous since the innocent as well as the guilty suffer from unreasonable searches. 791 (S.D.N.Y.1974), aff'd, 506 F.2d 1395 (2d Cir. [12] United States v. Fulero (footlocker); United States v. Bronstein (suitcase); United States v. Solis (semi-trailer); United States v. Venema (rented locker). Therefore, the defendants are immune from liability for compensatory and punitive damages arising out of the acts complained of.[4]. Moreover, each handler, provided their dog at their own expense and was not representing any law enforcement agency while at the schools. During an eight hour day, students must move from room to room, attending classes designated by the administration and taught by teachers hired by the school system. In analyzing the search to determine reasonableness, the Court must weigh the danger of the conduct, evidence of which is sought, against the students' right of privacy and the need to protect them from the humiliation and psychological harms associated with such a search. Being aware of prior complaints from class members of missing money, lunches, and other items, and knowing that no one had left the class-room that morning, defendant Reardon commenced a search of the class, with the aid of fellow teachers and school officials, all of whom are named as defendants herein. See also, Bouse v. Hipes, 319 F. Supp. Baltic Ind. Although the subject of using drug detecting canines has not been specifically addressed in this circuit, it has been analyzed in other courts. Meese, 681 F.Supp. First, the government *1023 official must have probable cause to believe that the law has been or is being violated. 2d 824 (1979). Maintaining an educationally productive atmosphere within the school rests upon the school administrator certain heavy responsibilities. SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, United States District Court, N. D. Texas, Lubbock Division. Dist. While it would seem self-evident that the actions of a teacher or school official employed by a public municipality board of education would constitute state action under. Brooks v. Flagg Brothers, Inc., supra. It also includes some new topics such as bullying, copyright law, and the law and the internet. Brooks v. Flagg Brothers, Inc., supra. Although it can be argued that the spectre of a uniformed officer may chill some vague right to movement within the school, such contention fails in light of the fact that student movement is constantly restricted for other legitimate educational purposes. Acting alone, each school administrator could have unquestionably surveyed a classroom to prevent drug use. 99 (D.Me.N.D.1969); and 4) the Fourth Amendment is applicable but the standard of determining whether the search was reasonable will be lowered to something other than probable cause. Perez v. Sugarman, 499 F.2d 761 (2d Cir. The entire search lasted approximately two hours, with the strip searches taking about fifteen minutes. However, when the dog has alerted as to a particular student in the above context and that student is removed from the basic routine as above described and taken to another area of the school for a more thorough examination of the student's body and clothing, another set of constitutional values comes into play. The motion for a permanent injunction should be denied, as the issue as between these parties is moot. Sch. State v. Mora,307 So. Use of the dogs to detect where those drugs were located was not unreasonable under the circumstances. 47 (N.D.N.Y.1977). Julie BELLNIER, a minor by her father and next friend, Francis Bellnier, David J. Leonti, a minor by his father and next friend, Victor A. Leonti, Sr., Plaintiffs, v. Gordon W. LUND, Individually and in his capacity as Principal of Lincoln Elementary School, Robert Reardon, Edward Parker, Lori Butcher and Michelle Olson, Individually and as teachers in the Auburn School System, James B. Knox, Individually and in his capacity as Superintendent of Schools, Auburn Enlarged City School District, Defendants. 47 (N.D.N.Y. v. NATIONAL SCREEN SERV. No. Each of the students entered the classroom and placed his outer garment in a coatroom located wholly within, and accessible only from, the classroom. See, M. v. Most notable, in this regard, is the compulsory education provision, Education Law 3205, and its companion sections. Of those eleven, only three other students were subject to the unlawful nude search. Such a regulation of a student's movement in no way denies that person any constitutionally guaranteed right. Moreover, the fact that the law is markedly unsettled on the issue of student searches in schools is aptly illustrated by the diversity of results and theories contained in the cases cited earlier in this opinion. The schools' administrators delegated by the state with the duty and responsibility to maintain order, discipline, safety and education within the school system supervised the investigation which was designed with the single purpose of eliminating drug use inside the school buildings. 1983 and 1985, as well as the Fourth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F.Supp. [3] In Ingraham v. Wright,430 U.S. 651, 97 S. Ct. 1401, 51 L. Ed. An alternative to lists of cases, the Precedent Map makes it easier to establish which ones may be of most relevance to your research and prioritise further reading. 4. 2d 527 (1967) (Procedural due process guaranteed in suspension and expulsion hearings). No student was treated with any malice nor was the operation planned in a way so as to embarrass any particular student. Moore v. Student Affairs Committee of Troy State Univ.,284 F. Supp. that reconciling the privacy interests of children with the needs of schools to maintain order does not require strict adherence to a probable cause standard for Fourth Amendment purposes. *1013 *1014 Myrna Hart, Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Ind., David Goldberger, Joseph A. Morris, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs. Little's main responsibility was to coordinate the efforts of the school officials with the dog handlers. 4 v. Gary, 152 Ind.App. In this case, the teacher initiated a strip search after being informed by Such a class would be certified pursuant to F.R.C.P. Jurisdiction in this matter for purposes of deciding any and all questions concerning plaintiffs' request for an injunction against the named defendants is pursuant to 28 U.S.C. [12] See Bronstein, supra, at 464 (Mansfield, J. concurring). Defendant Knox's sole participation in the incident occurred on December 9, 1974, when, while speaking at a formal meeting of the School Board, he defended the legality of the search in issue. Ms. Little was engaged in a perfectly legitimate, if unprofitable, enterprise of training these type dogs. 1971). 11, 275 N.E.2d 317 (1971), and Gary Teachers Union No. ." One case may point the direction. Little did not have any knowledge of, or direct involvement in, the search of plaintiff, Doe. at 206, 498 F.2d at 748; Bronstein, supra, at 460; Solis, supra, at 881; Venema, supra, at 1004, 1005. 2201. Therefore, the nude search of plaintiff was unlawful because it did violate her Fourth Amendment right against an unreasonable search and seizure. Subscribers are able to see any amendments made to the case. Jurisdiction is alleged to exist by virtue of 28 U.S.C. The First Circuit had held that such provided probable cause to believe that the footlocker contained a controlled substance. It should be noted at this point that had the role of the police been different, this court's reasoning and conclusion may well have been different. 215 (E.D.Pa.1976), both 1983 actions involving student searches, and cited by both parties in their memoranda, clearly hinged in their holdings upon police involvement in the searches, a factor not present in this case. Because of the increasing use of drugs within the school, students, faculty and administrators suffered a loss of morale at both the Senior and Junior High School. 2d 324; U. S. v. Pond, 523 F.2d 210 (2d Cir. App. They often accompany police officers on night patrol in detection through sound and scent of would-be criminals lurking in the dark or moving in stealth. ; Login; Upload *55 Wood v. Strickland, supra at 319-322, 95 S.Ct. 361 (Ct. of App., 1st Dist. The General School Powers Act of the State of Indiana, I.C. 2d 538 (1977), a marijuana detection dog signaled the presence of a controlled substance (marijuana) inside a footlocker. Cf. 75-CV-237. Plaintiff further alleges that being subjected to the nude search that morning violated her right against unreasonable search and seizure. In such a case, there must be adherence to the protections required by the Fourth Amendment. Rule 56, with plaintiffs seeking a partial summary judgment, the issue of damages to be left for trial. that reconciling the privacy interests of children with the needs of schools to maintain order does not require strict adherence to a probable cause standard for Fourth Amendment purposes. Gordon W. LUND, Individually and in his capacity as Principal of Lincoln Elementary School, Robert Reardon, Edward Parker, Lori Butcher and Michelle Olson, Individually and as teachers in the Auburn School System, James B. Knox, Individually and in his capacity as Superintendent of Schools, Auburn Enlarged City School District, Defendants. 2d 214 (1975), reh. It is clear that the major thrust of plaintiffs' cause of action is based upon 42 U.S.C. 526 (1977). A body search[6] was conducted with respect to eleven students because the dog continued to alert after the student had emptied pockets or purse. The academy trains and certifies dogs and their handlers in the detection of marijuana and explosives as well as in tracking and attack. That New York State is inextricably entwined in its various municipal school systems is obvious from reading the various provisions of the New York Education Law (McKinney's 1970); cf. But these specific requirements can be modified by special circumstances. 1977) (mem.) Perez v. Sugarman, 499 F.2d 761 (2d Cir. Compare Wooley v. Maynard,430 U.S. 705, 97 S. Ct. 1428, 51 L. Ed. During the inspection, a dog alerted[5] to a particular student on approximately fifty occasions. Most notable, in this regard, is the compulsory education provision, Education Law 3205, and its companion sections. [2] Out of these general reports, two students were identified as drug users, however, after investigation by school officials, no evidence of any drug use was found concerning the named students. NOTES In In re T.L.O. Except for the five minute interval when the canine unit entered the room, plaintiff and all other students were exposed only to a longer than normal first period class. v. South Dakota H. Sch. Students are made to change this routine every year, if not every semester. Both were escorted to the principal's office where the student denied smok-275. Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F. Supp. The dog acted merely as an aide to the school administrator in detecting the scent of marijuana. Again, the trainer and dog were in the rooms at the request and with the permission of the school administrators. 1279 (S.D.Ohio, E.D.1973), aff'd, 419 U.S. 565, 95 S.Ct. The use of drug detecting canine units was discussed at the March 6, 1979 meeting of the Board of the Highland Community School District and Superintendent of Schools, Omer Renfrow. Although the students were requested to remain in their first period classes, those wishing to use the washroom facilities were accommodated by an escort to the washroom door. See East Texas Motor Freight System v. Rodriquez,431 U.S. 395, 97 S. Ct. 1891, 52 L. Ed. Terry v. Ohio,392 U.S. 1, 88 S. Ct. 1868, 20 L. Ed. Defendant Knox was employed in December of 1974 by the Auburn Enlarged City School District as the Superintendent of Schools. Moreover, granting plaintiff's prayer for injunctive relief as to the other aspects of the inspection complained of would be inconsistent with this Court's findings. There, a search was conducted of their desks, books, and once again of their coats. and State v. 791 (S.D.N.Y.1974), aff'd, 506 F.2d 1395 (2d Cir. BELLNIER v. LUND Email | Print | Comments ( 0) No. However, this Court has serious reservations as to whether there were sufficient facts to justify a full body search of this plaintiff at the time it was conducted. See, e. g., Education. [6] Although it was not properly defined at trial, a body search was something less than the nude search that plaintiff complains she was subject to. App. Nor does this court believe the presence of the dog unit within the classroom changes the nature of the observation. Little is also a sworn, non-paid and non-uniformed Deputy Sheriff of Miami County, Indiana. Again, this is a long and well Wood v. Strickland Question 10 2 out of 2 points Which court case found that schools have the right to discipline students who present messages that conflict with stated anti-drug policies, even where the evidence of disruption of school activities might be absent? She was permitted to turn her back to the two women while she was disrobing. State action is generally found to exist when what is involved is the exercise of power possessed only because the wrongdoer is clothed with the authority of state. 1986); Flores v. Meese, 681 F. Supp. The class members were then taken to their respective restrooms, the girls to the girls' room by defendants Olson and Butcher, and the boys to the boys' room by defendants Reardon, Parker, and Lund. 3d 777, 105 Cal. 2d 649 (1976); U. S. v. Martinez-Miramontes, 494 F.2d 808 (9th Cir. Doe v. Whether or not the Exclusionary Rule is coextensive with the Fourth Amendment, and hence applicable in a criminal action based upon a search such as that now in issue, is subject to considerable speculation. (Bellnier v. Lund (N.D.N.Y.1977), Donovan v. Dewey (1981) 452 U.S. 594, 606-607, 101 S.Ct. Cal. 47 (N.D.N.Y. Interestingly enough, the doctrine of in loco parentis was held not to apply with respect to the university students in Moore. This Court now denies plaintiff's request for certification of a class pursuant to 23(a) and (b) (2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This is an action whereby the plaintiff children, through their parents comme next friends, seek redress for an allegedly unlawful strip search claimed to have been conducted or condoned by defendants, all of whom are employed by the Auburn Enlarged City School District in one capacity or another. You can explore additional available newsletters here. Sometime that morning, and prior to the commencement of class, plaintiff Leonti complained to defendant Olson that he was missing $3.00 from his coat pocket. Being aware of prior complaints from class members of missing money, lunches, and other items, and knowing that no one had left the class-room that morning, defendant Reardon commenced a search of the class, with the aid of fellow teachers and school officials, all of whom are named as defendants herein. . Because smoking in the lavatory was a violation of a school rule, the teacher took the two girls to the Principal . Adams v. Pate, 445 F.2d 105 (7th Cir. That immunity exists if the official acts in good faith and not in ignorance or disregard of settled indisputable principles of law. It is this Court's finding that no such Fourth Amendment probable cause can be found in this record as to the body search of the only individual plaintiff remaining in this case. 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