Searching with the schools is tricky....When I was in high school, I was partying with a bunch of people on the tennis courts on a Saturday night...Rent a cops came and busted up the party. I thought that was that....NO. They walked me and another girl back up to the school to call our parents. When we were waiting for our parents they searched me, they found beer. The next school day I go in and get called to the office. They expelled us. All of us. Expelled. Well, the reason to this story is this; my dad had my expulsion over turned, he did this because THEY SEARCHED ME. With an attorney he was able to have everything thrown out. How? They were NOT allowed to search us without the permission of our parents. My Dad agreed not to sue if they let me back in school....This was a long time ago and I don't know if the laws are the same, but, in my case their 'search' saved my ass.