Although the United States has improved security to protect all people from various situations, there are many people who disagree with these changes. These people say that security checks are taking away their freedoms as Americans. Organizations such as We Won’t Fly say that body scanners and other forms of airport checks are intrusive, humiliating, take too much time, and that the high budget is unnecessary. (We Won’t Fly) …show more content…
Some of these include doing more drug searches, locker checks, and bag checks. The fourth amendment in the United States Constitution states that search and seizure is prohibited unless there is a probable cause and requires a warrant for actions to be taken. (US Constitution) This keeps schools from searching the students personal property unless there is a legal reason to do so. Many schools provide drug searches where an authority figure, such as a police officer, will come into the school with drug dogs. These dogs are trained to recognize the scent of many illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. If one of these substances is scented by the dogs, an authority figure may search the area. In bigger cities where violence incidents are more common, schools have placed metal detectors at the main entrance of the building. (School Security) This helps to keep dangerous, metallic, items such as guns or knives out of the