School Searches (Policy 6210)
Physical searches of students and searches of vehicles and containers or packages brought onto school grounds by students and visitors may be conducted if the principal has a reasonable suspicion that a student or school visitor has in his/her possession a prohibited item or substance (drugs, drug paraphernalia, dangerous weapons and other property not properly in their possession).T.C.A.§49-6-4201, et seq.
The lockers are property of Shelby County Schools and therefore, can be searched at the discretion of the principal. Random searches or searches of all lockers may occur at any time. Individual searches will be conducted based upon reasonable suspicion as described above.