T.L.O. was a fourteen-year-old; she was accused of smoking in the girls' bathroom of her high school. A principal at the school questioned her and searched her purse,in her a bag they found marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.
The Supreme Court of the United States, in a 6-3 decision issued by Justice White, ruled that the search and seizure by school officials without a warrant was okay as long as the search was opininoned reasonable given the circumstances. The Court reaffirmed that there is a balancing between the individual's—even a child's—legitimate expectation of privacy and the school's interest in maintaining order and discipline. therefore, school officials do not need a warrant to search the belongings of students, but they do require a "reasonable suspicion".
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