School Snoops March On

On today's school civics test, students get an A, principal an F.

Students at Framingham High School were fuming over a new school policy that allows administrators to seize cell phones and search their contents. The policy, administrators say, is to improve security and stop the sale of drugs and stolen goods, but students said that the edict is an invasion of privacy. "It’s not anyone’s business what is in students’ cell phones," said Demitriy Kozlov, who will be a senior in September. ... School officials "reserve the right to look through the cell phone," when they suspect a student has drugs or stolen goods, according to Principal Michael Welch. "People shouldn’t get power based on suspicions, people should be considered innocent until proven guilty," said senior Adam Goldberg. "It feels like our rights are stripped away when we walk through the doors."

[hat tip: Sploid]