May 7, 2006

Teens: Know your rights

Marc Kruman, director of Wayne State's Center for the Study of Citizenship, will serve as moderator for a panel discussion titled "Teens and the Fourth Amendment: The rights of search and seizure." The event is scheduled on Tuesday, May 9, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Berkley High School. Panel organizer and Berkley parent Julie Hazan says parents wondered after a recent sweep at the school if teens could have refused to let police into their vehicle, if they could keep their backpacks to themselves, or call their parents or a lawyer before any searches were carried out. These types of questions prompted the need for such a discussion, according to Hazan.

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