1975), cert. See also, Bouse v. Hipes, 319 F. Supp. Dist., 26 F.Supp.2d 1189, 1201 (D.S.D.1998); Oliver, 919 F.Supp. This action was initiated in a complaint filed by several named plaintiffs protesting certain procedures conducted by officials of the Highland, Crown Point and Merrillville, Indiana school systems. 4:1 . Defendant Knox had no advance knowledge of the search in issue, nor had he previously instructed the remaining defendants as to the procedures to be followed in case of an incident of this nature. Neither does the same constitute a per se violation of the Fourth Amendment. Ass'n, 362 F.Supp. This Court holds that, while there need not be a showing of probable cause in a case such as this, there must be demonstrated the existence of some articulable facts which together provided reasonable grounds to search the students, and that the search must have been in furtherance of a legitimate purpose with respect to which school officials are empowered to act, such as the maintenance of discipline or the detection and punishment of misconduct. of the information used as a justification for the search." You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. During the inspection, Little and each of the other dog handlers involved knew the individual alerts their dogs would give in the presence of any marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia. 2d 649 (1976); U. S. v. Martinez-Miramontes, 494 F.2d 808 (9th Cir. Defendant Knox was employed in December of 1974 by the Auburn Enlarged City School District as the Superintendent of Schools. 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. Although the subject of using drug detecting canines has not been specifically addressed in this circuit, it has been analyzed in other courts. 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. 2. To combat what was perceived as an increasingly alarming drug problem within the school system, members of the Highland Town School District Board suggested the use of properly trained dogs to search for drugs within the school building. 47 Bellnier v. Lund 48 Vernonia Sch. It is entirely possible that there was reasonable suspicion, and even probable cause, based upon the facts, to believe that someone in the classroom has possession of the stolen money. Because this Court has ruled that the nude body search of plaintiff was in violation of the Fourth Amendment and thus unlawful, the request now becomes similar to a prayer for injunctive relief against a criminal act and therefore unnecessary. 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. Although unknown by the students, those uniformed officers in the halls that morning were under orders not to pursue any students outside the building. 515 (S.D.Ind.1970). This Court nevertheless adheres to the view that the defendant teachers are immune from these damage claims under Wood v. Strickland, supra. Ball-Chatham C.U.S.D. Teachers were informed of the inspection that morning by means of a sealed note upon their classroom desks. 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. *1018 On March 23, 1979 Little met with representative of the Highland Town School District, the Highland Police Department and the dog handlers. View Case Cited Cases Citing Case Citing Cases Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Therefore, this Court finds no seizure of the plaintiff or other students within the Senior and Junior High School prior to any alert by the trained dogs. Get free summaries of new Northern District of New York US Federal District Court opinions delivered to your inbox! [13] This Court notes the state of the law is unclear as to whether the Fourth Amendment and its coordinate remedy, the Exclusionary Rule, apply in full force to searches of students. 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. The outer garments hanging in the coatroom were searched initially. A light relaxed atmosphere was created. Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world. App. 2d 305 (1978). Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F. Supp. The administrative purpose of the escort was to prevent the disposal of any drugs on the way to the washroom. 5, supra, 429 F. Supp. Such a class would be certified pursuant to F.R.C.P. The entire search lasted approximately two hours, with the strip searches taking about fifteen minutes. A careful reading shows that the Supreme Court did specifically hold that there must be a link between the particular item sought and a suspected infraction, New Jersey v. T. L. 0., 469 U. S. at 345. *1024 In conducting the pocket search, as well as the other searches in question, the school officials clearly were not concerned with the discovery of evidence to be used in criminal prosecutions, but rather were concerned solely with the elimination of drug trafficking within the schools. People v. D., supra; see also 1 Blackstone's Commentaries 453 (18th Ed. Business seller information 556 (1973); U. S. v. Thomas, 1 M.J. 397 (C.M.A. 729, 42 L.Ed.2d 725 (1975); also, cf. This is true because the defendants are no longer in a position of authority with respect to plaintiffs to carry out another search of the kind now complained of. There, a search was conducted of their desks, books, and once again of their coats. One of the two girls was the respondent T. L. O., who at that time was a 14-year-old high school freshman. 2d 453 (1977). 3. The defendant alleged such *1021 sniffing constituted an unpermissible action in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. The plaintiff further seeks to have the complained of activities of the named defendants permanently enjoined. Baltic Ind. United States v. Solis, 536 F.2d 880 (9th Cir. 47 (N.D.N.Y. Ass'n,362 F. Supp. Auth.,365 U.S. 715, 725, 81 S. Ct. 856, 862, 6 L. Ed. 28 U.S.C. 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. That immunity exists if the official acts in good faith and not in ignorance or disregard of settled indisputable principles of law. ACCEPT, 95 S.Ct. Most notable, in this regard, is the compulsory education provision, Education Law 3205, and its companion sections. App. Both parties have moved for a summary judgment, pursuant to F.R.C.P. The students were there ordered to strip down to their undergarments, and their clothes were searched. If the search had been conducted for the purpose of discovering evidence to be used in a criminal prosecution, the school may well have had to satisfy a standard of probable cause rather than reasonable cause to believe. Fifty students were alerted to by the drug detecting canines on the morning in question. The Court finds this utterly insufficient to hold defendant Knox accountable under 42 U.S.C. Plaintiff brings her action pursuant to both sections 1983 and 1985 of Title 42 U.S.C. A city's interest in enforcing a housing code modifies the probable cause requirement. Again, this is a long and well School officials fulfilling their state empowered duties will not be held to the same standards as law enforcement officials when determining if the use of canines is necessary to detect drugs within the schools. Such a request is akin to a prayer for injunctive relief against a criminal act. In Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 578 (1979) (Marshall, J., dis- senting), Justice Marshall used the phrase to describe routine strip searches of prisoners after contact visits. These school officials can secure proper aids to supplement and assist basic human senses. 2d 214 (1975), reh. *48 *49 New York Civil Liberties Union, Alan H. Levine, New York City, of counsel; Clifford Forstadt, Syracuse, N. Y., of counsel, for plaintiffs. 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. Case 3:19-cv-00513-GTS-ATB Document 163 Filed 01/20/21 Page 3 of 55. There were no facts, however, which allowed the officials to particularize with respect to which students might possess the money, something which has time and again, with exceptions not relevant to this case, been found to be necessary to a reasonable search under the Fourth Amendment. Students are exposed to various intrusions into their classroom environment. No student was treated with any malice nor was the operation planned in a way so as to embarrass any particular student. See U. S. v. Middleton, 3 M.J. 425 (C.M.A.1977). Dist. 2d 141 (1974); U. S. v. Falley, 489 F.2d 33 (2d Cir. 1971) aff'd, 30 N.Y.2d 734, 333 N.Y.S.2d 167, 284 N.E.2d 153 (1972); In re C.,26 Cal. 725 (M.D. Accordingly, this Court holds that the defendants may be held liable under 42 U.S.C. 1974), cert. The entire investigation lasted approximately two and one-half hours during which time students wishing to use the washrooms were allowed to leave the classroom with an escort of the same sex to the washroom door. United States v. Coles,302 F. Supp. The state's petition for certiorari in T.L.O. Searches of Places Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. This case is therefore an appropriate one for a summary judgment. 1971). 1974); see also State v. Baccino,282 A.2d 869 (Del.Sup.1971) (dictum). [3] Also present at this meeting was Patricia Little, a trainer of drug detecting canines. 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. It is well known that a patrol dog is endowed by nature with qualities of hearing and smell that appear to be superior to those of humans. 2201. dents. Up until the trained dogs indicated the presence of marijuana, no violation of any basic Fourth Amendment rights occurred. 1974). 1279 (S.D.Ohio, E.D.1973), aff'd, 419 U.S. 565, 95 S. Ct. 729, 42 L. Ed. den., 419 U.S. 897, 95 S. Ct. 176, 42 L. Ed. The pocket search was conducted in furtherance of the school's legitimate interest in eliminating drug trafficking within the school. 1214, 1218-19 (N.D.Ill.1976). Section 1983 requires a showing of action "under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State or Territory" to support a cause of action. The students were there ordered to strip down to their undergarments, and their clothes were searched. Subscribers are able to see a list of all the cited cases and legislation of a document. In all other aspects, plaintiff's prayer for declaratory relief is now DENIED. On March 23, 1979, a school wide drug inspection was conducted by the administrators of the Highland School System with the assistance of the Highland Police Department and volunteer canine units trained in marijuana detection. No. Presentation of any evidence of possible damages was reserved until this Court's determination on the above issues. Tinker v. Des Moines School District,393 U.S. 503, 89 S. Ct. 733, 21 L. Ed. On March 7, 1980, a teacher at Piscataway High School in Middlesex County, N. J., discovered two girls smoking in a lavatory. It is equally apparent that in the fulfillment of their statutorily imposed duties these school officials could and should use their human senses to detect conditions that were violative of the good order of the school. 47, 53 (N.D.N.Y.1977). Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F. Supp. 2d 419 (1970). Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F.Supp. Bringing these nonschool personnel into the classroom to aid the school administrators in their observation for drug abuse is, of itself, not a search. Once inside the room, no student left prior to the alleged search now the subject of this action. Act. 2d 317 (La.S.Ct. One was a friend of the plaintiff's mother. See U. S. v. Fulero, 162 U.S.App.D.C. Furthermore, this court is not here ruling whether any evidence obtained in the search could have been used in a criminal prosecution. Buss, The Fourth Amendment and Searches of Students in Public Schools, 59 Iowa L.Rev. Defendant Knox, who in December of 1974, was the Superintendent of Schools of the Auburn Enlarged City School District, has moved for a summary judgment in his favor. 1977). Care was taken by the school officials to provide custodians at each exit in case an emergency arose. 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. 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. It is generally known that marijuana radiates a distinctive odor which can be detected by humans acquainted with it, and by trained dogs. The school officials, therefore, had outside independent evidence indicating drug abuse within the school. Bellnierv. 1973); People v. Jackson, 65 Misc.2d 909, 319 N.Y.S.2d 731 (App. 3d 1193, 90 Cal. 1977), a U.S. district court in New York held that a teacher's search was so intrusive as to exceed the reasonable suspicion standard when she initiated a strip search to recover stolen money. In Lopez, suspension of students by a principal was found to constitute state action where the procedures used and challenged on Due Process grounds were expressly provided for in the Ohio Constitution, and state statutes and corresponding regulations. 1214 - PICHA v. Cf. Rptr. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. 340, 367 N.E.2d 949 (1977). 47 (N.D.N.Y 1977) Reasonable Suspicion "Reasonable suspicion" is a particularized and objective basis, supported by specific articulable facts, for suspecting a person of violating law or policy. Thus, in State v. Young, supra, a well reasoned opinion, the Georgia Supreme Court found three categories of searches, for purposes of the Fourth Amendment: 1) wholly private searches, with no Fourth Amendment applicability; 2) state action, but no involvement of law enforcement agents, so that the Fourth Amendment applies, but not the Exclusionary Rule; and 3) search by law enforcement agents, to which both the Fourth Amendment and the Exclusionary Rule apply in toto. She was quietly escorted to a nurse's station in the Junior High School and was asked to remain in the waiting room. Little is also a sworn, non-paid and non-uniformed Deputy Sheriff of Miami County, Indiana. She was not armed. It also includes some new topics such as bullying, copyright law, and the law and the internet. 11. The unnecessary duplication of sanctions is evident in either case. United States District Court of Northern District of New York. 2d 617 (1977). Nevertheless, it is clear that in imposing the Exclusionary Rule upon the states as a remedial measure, the Court in Mapp did not by any means intend to deprive a person subjected to an unlawful search or seizure of his civil remedies, among them being recourse to a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. The motion for a permanent injunction should be denied, as the issue as between these parties is moot. (2 times) View All Authorities Share Support FLP CourtListener is a project of Free Law Project, a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco,387 U.S. 523, 87 S. Ct. 1727, 18 L. Ed. 1971), with Warren v. National Ass'n of Sec. 1970); Mercer v. State, 450 S.W.2d 715 (Tex.Civ.App.1970); In re Donaldson,269 Cal. M. v. Board of Education Ball-Chatham Comm. 47 (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. 791 (S.D.N.Y.1974), aff'd, 506 F.2d 1395 (2d Cir. Each of the students entered the classroom and placed his outer garment in a coatroom located wholly within, and accessible only from, the classroom. Because those administrators now acted with assistance from a uniformed officer does not change their function. In U. S. v. Chadwick,433 U.S. 1, 97 S. Ct. 2476, 53 L. Ed. United States District Court, N. D. Indiana, Hammond Division. The officers were merely aiding in the inspection, at the request of the school administrators. 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. She was then asked to remove her clothing. 47 (N.D.N.Y.1977). [10] It is the responsibility of the school corporation personnel to supervise students while they attend classes. Nor does this court believe the presence of the dog unit within the classroom changes the nature of the observation. See, e. g., Terry v. Ohio, supra. 1043 (N.D.Tex.1974), and Lopez v. Williams,372 F. Supp. den., 421 U.S. 921, 95 S. Ct. 1589, 43 L. Ed. Dist. The First Circuit had held that such provided probable cause to believe that the footlocker contained a controlled substance. This document shall constitute the Court's findings and conclusions of law as required by F.R.C.P. The entire search lasted approximately two hours, with the strip searches taking about fifteen minutes. 75-CV-237. The competing theories seem to be the following: 1) that the Fourth Amendment applies full force, requiring a finding of probable cause before an impartial magistrate before the search could be declared reasonable. The health and safety of all students at the two schools was threatened by an increase in drug use. Waits v. McGowan, 516 F.2d 203 (3d Cir. Bellnier v. Lund Roberts Question:The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that held a school board member liable for damages for violating the constitutional rights of Lee v. Wood v. Strickland Bellnier v. Lund Roberts This problem has been solved! But these specific requirements can be modified by special circumstances. The cases of Picha v. Wielgos,410 F. Supp. I.C. 791 (S.D.N.Y.1974), aff'd, 506 F.2d 1395 (2d Cir. 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.3 Compare Palacios v. Foltz, 441 F.2d 1196 (10th Cir. This court is ruling that so long as a school is pursuing those legitimate interests which are the source of its in loco parentis status, "maintaining the order, discipline, safety, supervision, and education of the students within the school" (Picha v. Wielgos, supra, 410 F.Supp. [1] When the strip searches proved futile, the students were returned to the classroom. Although each of those cases dealt with the search of objects rather than of persons, as in this case, the same test of reasonableness applies. Cf. Moore v. Student Affairs Committee of Troy State Univ.,284 F. Supp. 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. Subsequent to oral argument and upon the granting of a motion to dismiss certain party *1015 plaintiffs, made by plaintiffs' counsel, only Diane Doe and her parents as next friends remain as plaintiffs in this action. Dunaway v. New York,--- U.S. ----, ----, 99 S. Ct. 2248, 60 L. Ed. . 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. Moreover, the procedure of bringing the trained dogs into each classroom was planned so as to cause only a few minutes interruption. The operation was carried out in an unintrusive manner in each classroom. From September 1978 to March 22, 1979, twenty-one instances were recorded when students were found in possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia or alcohol, or under the influence of drugs. Id. You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. 20-5-1-1 is a broad grant of authority to those legally responsible for the administration of the public schools and has been so interpreted by the Courts of Indiana. See, e. g., Education. 901 (7th Cir. Jurisdiction is alleged to exist by virtue of 28 U.S.C. Any expectation of privacy necessarily diminishes in light of a student's constant supervision while in school. By conducting the pocket search, the school officials did not violate the plaintiff's right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure. It is clear from these provisions that the state has sufficiently interjected itself into the public school systems for this Court to find state action in the present case. The outer garments hanging in the coatroom were searched initially. The pocket search was an invasion of the sphere of privacy which the Fourth Amendment protects; it was a search. 1975), cert. This is not to indicate that one attending public schools sheds his or her constitutional rights upon entering the school house doors; such is obviously not the case. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case. She contends that this violated her constitutional right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure. 2d 731 (1969). At this meeting, the school administrators informed the police officers that they intended to conduct an investigation within the school buildings using canine units to detect and remove any narcotics or narcotic paraphernalia. For example, twelve students killed by students in the Columbine High School shooting; Twenty students killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. BELLNIER v. LUND Email | Print | Comments ( 0) No. Again, the trainer and dog were in the rooms at the request and with the permission of the school administrators. 47 (N.D.N.Y 1977) US District Court for the Northern District of New York - 438 F. Supp. 108, 296 A.2d 102 (1972); see also Shaw, Admissibility, in Criminal Cases, of Evidence Obtained by Search Conducted by School Official or Teacher, 49 A.L.R.3d 978; 4) the Fourth Amendment applies in full, requiring a finding of probable cause in order for a search to be reasonable. In the execution of this plan, the school officials sought the aid of other trained persons who had relevant talents from various community resources. An appeal by defendant Reardon to the class regarding knowledge of the missing money proved fruitless. State v. Mora, supra. CourtListener is a project of Free Law Project, a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit. 1983 if the search is found to have violated the plaintiffs' Fourth Amendment rights. During the inspection, a dog alerted[5] to a particular student on approximately fifty occasions. The objective was to rid the Junior and Senior High Schools of illicit drugs and discourage further drug use on the campuses. 834 - NORTH SHORE RIGHT TO LIFE v. MANHASSET AM. (Although cases predating T.L.O., see, e.g., Bellnier v. Lund. Acting alone, each school administrator could have unquestionably surveyed a classroom to prevent drug use. She contacted the various dog handlers in regard to their availability for the inspection informing them of the time and place. 733, 21 L.Ed.2d 731 (1969). 2d 790 (1975); Note, School and School Officials, 78 W.Va.L.Rev. In addition, in the case of Bellnier v. Lund, the Plaintiff Leonti said he had 4 dollars when Firstly, the students see the searches of their lockers is an invasion of property given by the school itself "The biggest drawback to a school locker search is the lack of trust students may feel as a result of actions they see as an invasion of . This Court can conceive of many situations where the alert of a trained dog alone can provide the necessary reasonable cause for a more complete but private body search. [2] These reports consisted of direct communication between teachers at the Junior and Senior High School and school administrators, either face to face or by signed written notes; by student tips, usually anonymous, by letters from parents, and by telephone calls, also, usually anonymous. 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. Goose Creek Ind. 259 (1975). Movement from class to class entails intrusions upon the students' freedoms. The Supreme Court established in New Jersey v. T.L.O. Both parties have moved for a summary judgment, pursuant to F.R.C.P. Bellnier v. Lund,438 F. Supp. See also, Shelton v. Pargo, Inc., 582 F.2d 1298 (4th Cir. They also knew the intention by school officials to ask certain students to empty pockets or purses if the dog's alert continued. STUDENT SEARCHES AND SEIZURES: LEGAL STANDARDS, POLICY, AND PROCEDURES. The plaintiffs are therefore entitled to a summary judgment to that effect, except with respect to defendant Knox. However, in matters concerning the reasonable exercise of supervision and authority by school officials, this Court recognizes that a certain balancing occurs between an individual student's rights and the school administrator's need to protect all students and the educational process. (It should be noted this case went off on the warrant requirement and not the existence of probable cause.). 1975) (dissent); State v. Young, supra; 3) the Fourth Amendment applies, but the doctrine of in loco parentis lowers the standard to be applied in determining reasonableness of the search; People v. Singletary, 37 N.Y.2d 310, 372 N.Y.S.2d 68, 333 N.E.2d 369 (1975); People v. D., 34 N.Y.2d 483, 358 N.Y.S.2d 403, 315 N.E.2d 466 (1974); In re W.,29 Cal. This Court has previously stated that the search at bar violated the plaintiffs' constitutional rights. Obviously, under the reasoning of Johnson and Chadwick a description of a dog's conduct, training and experience by a knowledgeable person who can interpret the conduct of the dog as signaling the presence of a controlled substance would constitute the minimal requirement for finding probable cause. Tinker v. Des Moines School District,393 U.S. 503, 89 S. Ct. 733, 21 L. Ed. , Inc., 582 F.2d 1298 ( 4th Cir Lopez v. Williams,372 F. Supp,! Assist basic human senses the escort was to rid the Junior High school shooting ; Twenty students killed by in... 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