Is secondary school the same as high school ?
Wow, here in USA we have Pre-K (6 yrs of Elementary school) Kindergarten, 1-5th grade 3 yrs of Junior High School 4 yrs of High School College (Yrs Vary) And yes High School is the same as Secondary School.
Can teachers legally search through your phone?
Tough question. There are a lot of factors involved: the phone probably doesn’t belong to the student (if the student is a minor, the contract is in the parent’s name and the parents can give consent to a search), the type of information (there are various layers of laws covering different aspects of the information on a phone—call logs and text messages, for instance, are protected by Federal law, and failure to observe proper law can run afoul of Federal wiretapping statutes, which have penalties up to twenty years in Federal prison and/or a $100,000 fine); and the expectation that schools can act “in loco parentis.”The differing legal jurisdictions are interesting. In Florida, for instance, Florida Statute 1006.09 specifically allows schools to search students’ property in some circumstances. However, and this is a big “however,” a state can not permit something that’s illegal on a Federal level, and anti-wiretapping statutes are Federal, not state. (The statute doesn’t mention cell phones, but Florida courts have ruled that cell phones count as “property.”)If a parent gives consent to the search, there’s likely nothing the student can do. On the other hand, an enterprising student whose phone is searched without consent might, if call or text message information is exposed during the search, be able to file a Federal anti-wiretapping complaint, and the teachers and/or school administrators might find themselves looking down the barrel of two decades in a Federal penitentiary. It would be fascinating to see what wold happen if a school did this, dug through a student’s text messages, and then the student and/or the student’s parents decided to make a test case out of it.The ACLU has sued school districts for searching cell phones, and schools have settled.ACLU Settles Student-Cell-Phone-Search Lawsuit With Northeast Pennsylvania School DistrictFederal courts have ruled against schools that have searched students’ phones.Judge Rejects Administrators' Search of Student's CellphoneMany lawsuits have been filed all over the US against schools that have searched students’ phones.If I were a schoolteacher, I sure as hell wouldn’t do it. A shitty, underpaid public job isn’t worth risking a Federal felony conviction. But that’s me.
When on a computer at School what can teachers see ?
Of course it is technically *possible* for that degree of monitoring of your use of a school computer for school work. I'm sure you will have received all the appropriate advice/warnings about acceptable use of a school computer. If you are caught using it otherwise, then there will likely be consequences. As you are so anxious about it, it hints that maybe you know you have overstepped the mark. I don't really understand why you would need to cut and paste from email - why didn't you just write it into a Word file and attach to an email that could be opened in school? If you are concerned that some plagiarised material might be detected - well, yes it might. The software to do this is improving rapidly so plagiarising is a very risky activity that is usually dealt with severely.
What is student life in an American high school like?
I mean, I've watched a lot of american movies and read some books featuring student life in high school.. But I want to delve into the specifics. Like, what classes do students take, how do the teachers teach, schoolwork, activities, the entire schedule from morning 'till the afternoon when they have to go home...etc, etc. Those sort of stuff.
Are teachers allowed to search our bags?
It is legal. When you are in school, the school and the staff act in an “in loco parentis” role; in other words, they are your de facto parents while you are at school. This is why schools can search your lockers, your bags, and your person (within reason) without a search warrant and without notifying your parents. It’s why they can send the drug dogs through without a search warrant.Whether or not searching for energy drinks in their interest and/or appropriate is another question altogether. Personally, I’d have my students do a project researching the effects of energy drinks on teenagers and let them make the decision for themselves. I find that kids who are allowed to research and make their own decisions usually make good ones, contrary to popular belief.