The legislature finds that illegal drug activity and weapons in schools threaten the safety and welfare of school children and pose a severe threat to the state educational system. School officials need authority to maintain order and discipline in schools and to protect students from exposure to illegal drugs, weapons, and contraband. Searches of school-issued lockers and the contents of those lockers is a reasonable and necessary tool to protect the interests of the students of the state as a whole.
RCW 28A.600.210
School locker searches—Findings.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case York v. Wahkiakum School Dist. No. 200 (2008)
Most recently applied in York v. Wahkiakum School Dist. No. 200 (March 2008)
1989 c 271 s 244
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.