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I have 2.5 hours to write another argumentative paper. could someone check over the paragraphs as I finish them? they will be in replies and will be bumped after each new paragraph

Answer 1

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Do students have the same constitutional rights as adults in a school environment? A high school in Pennsylvania decided to test that theory. On March 17th, 2004, Christopher Klump, a student at Nazareth Area High School, was sitting in his class when his phone fell out of his pocket and onto his lap. While the teacher was making their rounds, they happened to see his phone on his lap. At this time, there was a strict no cellphone usage or display policy on school grounds, except in designated areas and specific times, being enforced. Due to this policy, Christopher's phone was confiscated by his teacher, Shawn Kimberly Kocher. Ms. Kocher and Assistant Principal Margaret Grube used the phone to call nine other students in the same school to see if they followed the policy and, consequently, broke Christopher's Fourth Amendment Right.

Answer 2

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Kocher and Assistant Principal Grube violated Christopher's rights by seizing and searching his phone without a warrant or his consent. Due to school policy, they had the right to take his phone. In the case, it was reported that the staff accessed his data and falsely portrayed themselves to both his friends and his brother over text messages and calls. They also accessed his voicemails and directly violated the fourth amendment right against searches and seizures without due cause.

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As stated in the case, the staff said they had probable cause to search the phone because of a text message from Christopher's girlfriend that Grube interpreted as drug-related. Later in the document, it is stated that neither party could come to an agreement about when the text message was received. Either before the phone was confiscated, suggesting that staff would have had to access the phone's text message logs to find it, or while in possession of the staff.

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In the document, Grube and Kocher allegedly didn't know that their actions were unconstitutional. Christopher's parents, however, claim that the two understood the nature of their actions due to the evidence of them deleting the text messages and call logs from the phone's memory card. This evidence further proves that there was no probable cause of the search at the commencement of the seizure.

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Do students have the same constitutional rights as adults in a school environment? A high school in Pennsylvania decided to test that theory. On March 17th, 2004, Christopher Klump, a student at Nazareth Area High School, was sitting in his class when his phone fell out of his pocket and onto his lap. While the teacher was making their rounds, they happened to see his phone. At this time, there was a strict no cellphone usage or display policy on school grounds, except in designated areas and specific times. Due to this policy, Christopher's phone was confiscated by his teacher, Shawn Kimberly Kocher. Ms. Kocher and Assistant Principal Margaret Grube used the phone to call nine other students in the same school to see if they followed the policy and, consequently, broke Christopher's Fourth Amendment right.

Kocher and Assistant Principal Grube violated Christopher's rights by seizing and searching his phone without a warrant or his consent. Due to school policy, they had the right to take his phone. In the case, it was reported that the staff accessed his data and falsely portrayed themselves to both his friends and his brother over text messages and calls. They also accessed his voicemails.

As stated in the case, the staff said they had probable cause to search the phone because of a text message from Christopher's girlfriend that Grube interpreted as drug-related. Later in the document, it is stated that neither party could agree about when the text message was received. Either before, the phone was confiscated, suggesting that staff would have had to access the phone's text message logs to find it, or while Grube and Kocher had possession.

In the document, Grube and Kocher allegedly didn't know that their actions were unconstitutional. Christopher's parents, however, claim that the two understood the nature of their actions due to the evidence of them deleting the text messages and call logs from the phone's memory card. This evidence further proves that there was no probable cause of the search at the commencement of the seizure.

Although some say that the school did have probable cause to search the phone because Christopher did violate the school policy, they did not have any reason to. The data on his phone was used to impersonate him to incriminate other students for violating the policy and instead breached his fourth amendment right. It was proved later in the case that the staff knew of the impact of their actions and attempted to hide the evidence, further incriminating them.

Students do have the same constitutional rights as an adult even in a school environment. From the beginning of this case, it was apparent that the staff disregarded Christopher's rights by illegally searching his phone. It was also discovered that they not only violated the U.S. constitution but also the Pennsylvania constitution. The school district was eventually liable for both violations resulting in Christopher Klump and his parents winning the case.