Originally Posted by hannukah harry

kids don't have the same civil rights as adults. in many cases they do, but depending on the situation, there are lots of times even adults don't have their rights. when at work, company rules usually override civil liberties. if you're at school, school rules do. but if your car is not on campus, it seems like there would be no basis for the school to search his car, while on campus random (or not so random) search may be quite legit.

part of why the statements you quoted might seem contradictory is because one is talking about the kid from the article wearing the "disruptive" shirt, the other about car searches by the school, both on- and off-campus. one is a free speech issue, the other isn't. i think you may be comparing apples to oranges and that's where the contradiction comes from.