ABSTRACT
Most court cases involving techno-security involved interpretations of the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution, focusing specifically on how much privacy individuals can expect when balanced against the state's duty to safeguard individuals from wrongdoers. Security incidents involving schools began going to court in 1980s, but even by then, there was already a large body of law associated with search and seizure and rights to privacy. Part of the impetus for law began in early 1960s with congressional proposals to create guidelines for techno-security use but to also give ample room for authorities when using wiretapping in national security contexts and to investigate organized crime. Among other provisions, it required telecommunications services to provide information about individuals under investigation and to “provide the technical assistance necessary to accomplish the interception. As more police officers began working in schools, the courts have had to rule on the delicate issue of whether school police must abide by school law or police law.
