47 (N.D.N.Y. 2d 711 (1977), an action brought under 42 U.S.C. 1331, 1343(3) and 1343(4). 1976). Document Cited authorities 50 Cited in 35 Precedent Map Related Vincent 438 F. Supp. 361 (Ct. of App., 1st Dist. Sch. Turning to this case, the evidence shows the school administrators had compiled an extensive list of previous incidents of drug use within the school. 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. 206, 498 F.2d 748 (1974), a marijuana-sniffing dog was allowed to sniff the air around a footlocker in a bus depot. 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? No. The facts indicate that a girl and her companion were discovered smoking in the school lavatory in violation of school rules. 526 (1977). The atmosphere within the Highland Junior and Senior High Schools was one of frustration on the part of school administrators and faculty brought about by their inability to control or arrest the drug use problem. The students were then asked to empty their pockets and remove their shoes. 901 (7th Cir. . [3] In Ingraham v. Wright,430 U.S. 651, 97 S. Ct. 1401, 51 L. Ed. 1940). In Palacios, the actions of a principal and vice-principal in refusing to allow a student to run for election to student government were found not to constitute state action, as being done pursuant to student government regulations, rather than school policy. This Court finds for the reasons stated below that entry by the school officials into each classroom for five minutes was not a search contemplated by the Fourth Amendment but, rather, was a justified action taken in accordance with the in loco parentis doctrine. People v. D., supra. She was then asked to remove her clothing. 441 F.2d 299 - WILLIAMS v. DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. This element, loosely termed as "state action", is highly amorphous, and is generally determined on a case-by-case basis after an analysis of the facts involved. v. Acton 49 Trinidad Sch. Custodians were present near all locked doors to provide immediate exit if necessary. Four such teams were used in the Senior High School building and two were operating in the Junior High School rooms. The use of the canine units was decided upon only after the upsurge in drug use at the schools. and State v. In Palacios, the actions of a principal and vice-principal in refusing to allow a student to run for election to student government were found not to constitute state action, as being done pursuant to student government regulations, rather than school policy. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. Both parties have moved for a summary judgment, pursuant to F.R.C.P. See the careful analysis in U. S. v. Grosskreutz, 5 M.J. 344 (C.M.A.1978). 17710, United States District Courts. Subscribers are able to see a list of all the documents that have cited the case. All the animals used in the March 23, 1979 inspection were certified and trained by Little at her academy. United States District Court, N. D. New York. In doing so the Court must take into account the special duties and responsibilities imposed upon school officials to provide a safe atmosphere for a student to develop, the attendant limited powers which the school officials possess in loco parentis to effectuate the maintenance of proper discipline. 11, 275 N.E.2d 317 (1971), and Gary Teachers Union No. The record here clearly discloses several fatal failures of the plaintiff to meet the elementary requirements of Rule 23. 1974); see also State v. Baccino,282 A.2d 869 (Del.Sup.1971) (dictum). Of course, this requirement while basic and fundamental depends on the test of reasonableness. As *1022 the Supreme Court of the United States stated in Katz v. United States,389 U.S. 347, 88 S. Ct. 507, 19 L. Ed. ACCEPT, 95 S.Ct. reasonable cause test); Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F. Supp. On the morning of December 6, 1974, plaintiffs and their classmates, members of the fifth grade class at Auburn's Lincoln Elementary School, arrived at the classroom in their usual fashion. Border searches are subject to a modified probable cause requirement and are excepted from the warrant requirement. [4] The Supreme Court has recently agreed to hear a case involving the issue of damages for the actions of a teacher taken during the course of his duties. Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc.,436 U.S. 307, 98 S. Ct. 1816, 56 L. Ed. 837 (E.D.N.Y 1979) (1 time) View All Authorities Share Support FLP . Movement from class to class entails intrusions upon the students' freedoms. Upon removal, her clothing was briefly examined, her hair was lifted to determine if any substances were hidden in it, and she was immediately permitted to dress. of Troy State Univ., 284 F. Supp. Dist., 26 F.Supp.2d 1189, 1201 (D.S.D.1998); Oliver, 919 F.Supp. v. NATIONAL SCREEN SERV. 2. While there is a core of privacy so vital to the student's personhood that it must be respected by a school official standing in loco parentis, that sphere of privacy protected by the Fourth Amendment can usually be invaded by a school official standing in loco parentis without a warrant, and (rather than upon probable cause) upon reasonable cause to believe that the student has violated or is violating school policy. . 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. There is nothing sinister about her enterprise. People v. Overton, 20 N.Y.2d 360, 283 N.Y.S.2d 22, 229 N.E.2d 596 (1967); M. v. You can explore additional available newsletters here. Although they were obviously clothed with their state authority, they had previously agreed that no arrests would be made as a result of any drugs found that morning. Both these campuses are located on the same site. ." *1020 There is no question as to the right and, indeed, the duty of school officials to maintain an educationally sound environment within the school. This Court does not, therefore, find the actions of Little during the morning in question to have violated any of plaintiff's constitutional rights. The use of the dogs in this case occurred in the public school environment, an area where courts have not granted full application of the Fourth Amendment's protections. Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F. Supp. One case may point the direction. 2d 141 (1974); U. S. v. Falley, 489 F.2d 33 (2d Cir. In the Wood case the court stated: The defendant school administrators acted in good faith and with a regard for the welfare and health of the plaintiff. Dist. See Baker v. McCollan, ___ U.S. ___, 99 S. Ct. 2689, 61 L. Ed. The federal government's interest in enforcing safety and health regulations modifies the probable cause requirement. 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. 1043 (N.D.Tex.1974), and Lopez v. Williams,372 F. Supp. Get free summaries of new Northern District of Indiana U.S. Federal District Court opinions delivered to your inbox! Waits v. McGowan, 516 F.2d 203 (3d Cir. Both parties have moved for a summary judgment, pursuant to F.R.C.P. Plaintiff, as well as other students, is subject to the daily routine of class attendance in an educational environment. In a proper case, the conduct of a properly trained dog standing alone can provide the necessary basis for probable cause. Moreover, the law in the area of student searches in public schools is obviously unsettled as suggested by the diversity of the theories and results in the cases cited here. However, in that case, the corporal punishment was specifically authorized by both state law and a local school board regulation. of Ed. Terry v. Ohio,392 U.S. 1, 88 S. Ct. 1868, 20 L. Ed. 1974). She was not armed. 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. For this reason, the search must be held to have been invalid under the Fourth Amendment, there being no reasonable suspicion to believe that each student searched possessed contraband or evidence of a crime. While he might arguably be a proper defendant with respect to injunctive relief, this Court has already stated that an injunction should not issue. In this case, the teacher initiated a strip search after being informed by [3] Also present at this meeting was Patricia Little, a trainer of drug detecting canines. [1] The 13 students involved in drug related incidents were withdrawn from the school system. 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. 1971), with Warren v. National Ass'n of Sec. (2 times) View All Authorities Share Support FLP CourtListener is a project of Free Law Project, a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit. [8] Buss, The Fourth Amendment and Searches of Students in Public Schools, 59 Iowa L.Rev. App. Cf. In United States v. Fulero, 162 U.S.App.D.C. Uniformed police officers and school administrators were present in the halls during the entire investigation. 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. Plaintiff, Diane Doe, seeks to have the actions of the defendant school officials, the police chief of the Highland Police Department and the dog trainer to be declared violative of her constitutional rights guaranteed by the Fourth and Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. Ala.1968); M. v. Bd. 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. Each handler participated as an unpaid volunteer with their own dogs.[7]. Jurisdiction is alleged to exist by virtue of 28 U.S.C. Moreover, the presence of the dog and its trainer within the classroom, also at the request and supervision of the school officials, was only an aide to that official's observation of students. It was not unusual for students to be kept in their classrooms longer than the normal periods. 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. Ass'n, 362 F.Supp. The pocket search was an invasion of the sphere of privacy which the Fourth Amendment protects; it was a search. From U.S., Reporter Series 392 U.S. 1 - TERRY v. OHIO, Supreme Court of United States. Subjecting a student to a nude search is more than just the mild inconvenience of a pocket search, rather, it is an intrusion into an individual's basic justifiable expectation of privacy. No incidents of disruption occurred in the classrooms because of the presence of the dogs or the teams. Such a class would be certified pursuant to F.R.C.P. The question of dog searches has again been certified by the Court of Military Appeals and remains pending there. People trafficking in illegal narcotics often attempt to conceal the odor. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco,387 U.S. 523, 87 S. Ct. 1727, 18 L. Ed. That is to say, immunity exists if the official acts in good faith and not in ignorance or disregard of settled indisputable principles of law. They also knew the intention by school officials to ask certain students to empty pockets or purses if the dog's alert continued. 1974) In Re Ronald B., 61 AD2d 204 (1978) People v. Haskins, 48 AD2d 480 (1975) People v. Overton, 24 NY2d 522 (1967) Opinion of Counsel, 1 EDR 800 (1959) Opinion of Counsel, 1 EDR 766 (1952) Fourteen handlers and their dogs participated during the inspection. In the execution of this plan, the school officials sought the aid of other trained persons who had relevant talents from various community resources. dents. Of those eleven, only three other students were subject to the unlawful nude search. 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. It also includes some new topics such as bullying, copyright law, and the law and the internet. 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 regulation of teachers by the state is equally persuasive as evidence of state action. School Principals,375 F. Supp. This case is therefore an appropriate one for a summary judgment. BELLNIER v. LUND Email | Print | Comments (0) No. Highland, Indiana is a community consisting of approximately 30,000 residents located in the northwest corner of the state in Lake County, Indiana. 2d 324; U. S. v. Pond, 523 F.2d 210 (2d Cir. See, e. g., Education *52 Law 3202 and 3210. There, a search was conducted of their desks, books, and once again of their coats. School Principals, 375 F.Supp. 1 v. Lopez 50 V. Dress and Grooming 52 Bannister v. Paradis 52 Davenport v. Randolph County Bd. It takes more than mere verbiage in a complaint to meet that burden. 1974). 1977). 1977) (1 time) MM v. Anker, 477 F. Supp. Id. See Johnson v. U. S.,333 U.S. 10, 68 S. Ct. 367, 92 L. Ed. . Not to use drugs was considered not to be "cool" by members of the student body who did use drugs. Any expectation of privacy necessarily diminishes in light of a student's constant supervision while in school. 2d 419 (1970). [5] An alert is an indication of a trained canine that the odor of the drug, in this case marijuana, is present in the air or upon the individual. 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. A light relaxed atmosphere was created. The boundaries of that immunity were defined in Wood as containing both objective and subjective elements. An appeal by defendant Reardon to the class regarding knowledge of the missing money proved fruitless. GALFORD v. MARK ANTHONY B on CaseMine. 47 (N.D.N.Y. These cases were not sufficient to establish clearly the unlawfulness of the defendants' actions in this case. The students were there ordered to strip down to their undergarments, and their clothes were searched. 47 (N.D.N.Y.1977). 681 F.Supp. Plaintiff brings her action pursuant to both sections 1983 and 1985 of Title 42 U.S.C. The outer garments hanging in the coatroom were searched initially. 1973). No fault is found with requiring students to remain in their seats without notice and with their hands on their desks for short periods of time. 47 Bellnier v. Lund 48 Vernonia Sch. Fifty students were alerted to by the drug detecting canines on the morning in question. United States v. Skipwith, 482 F.2d 1272 (5th Cir. 2d 453 (1977). And searches to prevent skyjacking are subject to a modified probable cause requirement and are excepted from the warrant requirement. 2d 824 (1979). Dist. 3d 1193, 90 Cal. 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. In Moore v. Student Affairs Committee of Troy State University,284 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. [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. 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. Act. (It should be noted this case went off on the warrant requirement and not the existence of probable cause.). Since no search was performed up until the time the dogs alerted, no warrant was necessary for the initial observation by the school officials. [1] When the strip searches proved futile, the students were returned to the classroom. The school officials made every reasonable effort to carry off this plan in a manner compatible with proper order in the schools and with the values therein involved. But these specific requirements can be modified by special circumstances. 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. The school community of Highland has, among several elementary schools, a Junior and Senior High School. See U. S. v. Middleton, 3 M.J. 425 (C.M.A.1977). It is clear that the major thrust of plaintiffs' cause of action is based upon, Section 1983 requires a showing of action, "under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State or Territory". One of the two girls was the respondent T. L. O., who at that time was a 14-year-old high school freshman. Defendant Knox was employed in December of 1974 by the Auburn Enlarged City School District as the Superintendent of Schools. Dogs have long been used in police work. Students are exposed to various intrusions into their classroom environment. The administrative purpose of the escort was to prevent the disposal of any drugs on the way to the washroom. 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. Perhaps the most telling factor, especially with respect to this case, is Education Law 3028, which requires that a board of education indemnify a teacher for all costs and attorneys' fees resulting from an action, civil or criminal, growing out of an attempt to discipline a student. This Court finds the reasoning utilized in Moore v. Student Affairs Committee of Troy State University, supra, and State v. Young, supra, that of applying the Fourth Amendment but with a lesser standard than probable cause with respect to student searches, to be the more persuasive. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held in United States v. Bronstein, 521 F.2d 459 (2d Cir. Furthermore, this court is not here ruling whether any evidence obtained in the search could have been used in a criminal prosecution. 834 - NORTH SHORE RIGHT TO LIFE v. MANHASSET AM. It finds no fault with the school administrators using their own senses and the senses of properly trained outside personnel and dogs to detect serious conditions that are patently adverse to the proper administration of a public school. Dist. 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. . State v. Mora,307 So. The students were there ordered to strip down to their undergarments, and their clothes were searched.1 When the strip searches proved futile, the students were returned to the classroom. United States v. Solis, 536 F.2d 880 (9th Cir. 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. Baltic Ind. See, e. g., McCabe v. Nassau County Medical Center, 453 F.2d 698 (2d Cir. 1043 - WARREN v. NATIONAL ASS'N OF SEC. . 973 (1976); Comments, United States v. Solis: Have The Government's Supersniffers Come Down With A Case Of Constitutional Nasal Congestion?, 13 San Diego L.Rev. 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. 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. *1013 *1014 Myrna Hart, Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Ind., David Goldberger, Joseph A. Morris, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs. Having that requisite reasonable cause to believe that the plaintiff was concealing narcotics, the defendants did not violate the plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights by ordering her to empty her pockets onto the desk. 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. Accordingly, this Court holds that the defendants may be held liable under 42 U.S.C. 2d 725 (1975); also, cf. Upon request of the Highland School officials, Little agreed to provide the necessary trained dog units for the March inspection. v. South Dakota H. Sch. Ball-Chatham C.U.S.D. 220 (1969); 2) the Fourth Amendment applies, but the Exclusionary Rule does not; United States v. Coles,302 F. Supp. Education of Individuals with Disabilities 54 Board of Educ . Several hundred parents or patrons of the Highland School System were permitted to intervene as party defendants. 5, supra, 429 F. Supp. Although the subject of using drug detecting canines has not been specifically addressed in this circuit, it has been analyzed in other courts. 1974), cert. See, e. g., Education. 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 . 380, 323 A.2d 145 (1974); Mercer v. State, 450 S.W.2d 715 (Tex.Civ.App.1970); In re Donaldson,269 Cal. Answers:SelectedAnswer: b. Morse v. Frederick a. In any event, the Court sees no reason for enjoining conduct which has heretofore been declared as unlawful. Ms. Little was engaged in a perfectly legitimate, if unprofitable, enterprise of training these type dogs. 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. Salem Community School Corp. v. Easterly, 150 Ind.App. 2d 355 (1977). 1978); and Miller v. Motorola, Inc., 76 F.R.D. 665, 667 (C.D. 1983,2 inasmuch as there is no allegation of racial or other class-based invidiously discriminatory animus behind the defendant conspirators' actions, nor is there alleged the existence of a conspiracy, both of which are required in order to state a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. Get free summaries of new Northern District of New York US Federal District Court opinions delivered to your inbox! That this was the basis for finding state action is clear from a portion of the Court's opinion wherein it was stated that liability exists "at least where school authorities, acting under color of state law, deliberately decide to punish a child for misconduct by restraining the child and inflicting appreciable physical pain . What level of information is necessary must be determined on a case by case basis, however, this Court holds the lesser standard of a "reasonable cause to believe" applicable in such a determination. 1985. It also includes some new topics such as bullying, copyright law, and the law and the internet. As this Court saw and heard her in the court room, there is absolutely nothing sinister about her. Considering first plaintiff's contention that the investigation of March 23, 1979 constituted a mass detention and deprivation of freedom in violation of the Fourth Amendment, this Court finds the assertion to be without merit. 466, 47 C.M.R. den., 421 U.S. 921, 95 S. Ct. 1589, 43 L. Ed. People v. D., supra; see also 1 Blackstone's Commentaries 453 (18th Ed. Testimony at trial indicated the students used several types of drugs including alcohol, marijuana, and PCP, an animal tranquilizer. 3d 777, 105 Cal. v.
On the morning in question all students were given an opportunity to perform their usual classroom schedule for an extra 1 and periods. 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! It is clear that the major thrust of plaintiffs' cause of action is based upon 42 U.S.C. [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. [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. The existence of such odors often provides useful information to investigative law enforcement officers concerning the location and proximity of illegal controlled substances. Bringing these nonschool personnel into the classroom to aid the school administrators in their observation for drug abuse is, of itself, not a search. You can explore additional available newsletters here. Baltic Ind. Students are made to change this routine every year, if not every semester. 2d 305 (1978). As stated by the Court in Potts. Thus, when a teacher conducts a highly intrusive invasion such as the strip . 1977). This Court now rules on all three forms of relief, declaratory judgment, injunction, and damages. It cannot be denied that each of the school administrators possessed the authority to enter a classroom on the day in question in order to prevent the use of illicit drugs. 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. The objective was to rid the Junior and Senior High Schools of illicit drugs and discourage further drug use on the campuses. Plaintiff's assertion misreads the present state of the law concerning the use of drug detecting canines. The Supreme Court established in New Jersey v. T.L.O. App. Although she wore a jacket with her academy's patch sewn on the sleeve and an American flag patch attached to the other sleeve, she did not wear the uniform of any law enforcement agency. 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. The General School Powers Act of the State of Indiana, I.C. No liability can be found for any of the actions of this defendant. 1971), with Warren v. National Ass'n of Sec. In doing so, it should be emphasized that the defendants proceed as school officials and not, per se, as policemen. It is generally known that marijuana radiates a distinctive odor which can be detected by humans acquainted with it, and by trained dogs. 1976); and U. S. v. Grosskreutz, 5 M.J. 344 (C.A.M.1978). Subscribers are able to see a list of all the cited cases and legislation of a document. 5,429 F. Supp. 665, 667 (C.D.Cal.1988); Bellnier v. Lund, 438 F.Supp. [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. at 292.[13]. 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. 47 (N.D.N.Y 1977) US District Court for the Northern District of New York - 438 F. Supp. To be sure, the question may be close when the situation is frozen as of the time the search took place. 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. Subscribers are able to see the revised versions of legislation with amendments. 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. NOTES In In re T.L.O. Plaintiff further alleges that being subjected to the nude search that morning violated her right against unreasonable search and seizure. The plaintiffs are therefore entitled to a summary judgment to that effect, except with respect to defendant Knox. Bd., supra. 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. All students were treated similarly up until an alert by one of the dogs. The continued alert by the trained canine alone is insufficient to justify such a search because the animal reacts only to the scent or odor of the marijuana plant, not the substance itself. 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