Random Searches

     In most schools, there are students with weapons and drugs. According to Anthony Burgess, "To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world." Privacy is really significant to people. Also, there would be a distraction from learning while searches would take place. In addition, things can get misplaced in these searches. It would be in the best interests of students if this policy would not be approved.

     Privacy is very necessary and valuable. Almost half of the students in this school keeps their personal belongings in book bags and lockers. If these searches would take place, the people searching would see some personal belongings, belongings they shouldn't be seeing. Personal items can be anything and you never know when someone may look or read through it. Later, they might tell someone and soon, the privacy wouldn't remain any longer. However, opponents would say kids shouldn't bring personal and private belongings to school in the first place. This is wrong since some belongings are needed right after school. Privacy is one of the most needed things of all. 

     While students would be learning in class, the searches would continue. Those students who can see the searches going on would get easily distracted. They won't be able to focus and concentrate since their would be focusing outside, specifically on the searches. Most of the students would be looking at the people searching because they would want to see if anything suspicious or a weapon/drug would actually be found. Over 90% of students get distracted when something different occurs. These students would NOT get a proper day of learning if they wouldn't be focusing. Not focusing for the day may result into getting a bad grade for the day. Opponents would say just don't get distracted but this is an incorrect answer. Being distracted is something you can't stop, therefore, the distraction would stop when the searches would stop. Clearly, with random searches kids would get distracted which would lead to other bad stuff.

     When things get misplaced, it's a huge problem. While the searches are being held, one of a student's important belongings could be put in a different area than usual.  This way, when the subject comes in which you "lost" your book, you would freak. The book would be misplaced but according to you, it'd be lost. Depending on how mean the teacher is, she/he might even give you a 0 for the day because for being unprepared. Opponents would say carry all of the important belongings with you. This is a wrong statement. How can we carry all of our books and binders with us to every period? We'd have too much to carry. If something  gets misplaced, there would be many problems and consequences.

     The policy to allow random locker searches is wrong. No one would want to lose privacy, be distracted and have books misplaced. It is evident that having random searches would never be one of of the best choices to choose from.