Searches

Bellows Falls Union High School recognizes that the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects students from unreasonable searches and seizures.  However, the district further recognizes that a student's right to be free from an unreasonable search or seizure must be balanced with the necessity of providing a safe and secure learning environment for all students.  School officials will be guided by the necessity of observing that balance and maintaining order and discipline in the school in order to fulfill their duties "in loco parentis" to protect the general welfare of the entire school community.