URL: School Principals' Search Powers Face Restrictions...
School principals fear they could soon be powerless to confiscate weapons and illicit drugs from pupils, under changes to the Education Act. ... teachers would not be able to search pupils at all. "This effectively meant if a teacher saw a student putting a knife, drugs or stolen property in their bags and asked them to hand it over, the student could just say 'no'," he said. ... know when it will be. It sends a clear warning to students that that type of behaviour is not permitted." ...
