United States Eighth Circuit

Search of an individual student based on a perceived rule violation is governed by New Jersey v. T.L.O., 469 U.S. 325, and the search of a student seen in possession of a knife was lawful thereunder. Officer who performed the search was entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/06/2002
• Published 11/06/2002

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, and GOLDBERG, Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David M. Gross, argued, St. Louis Park, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph E. Flynn, argued, St. Paul, MN (Pierre N. Regnier, on the brief), for appellee.