Download or read book New Jersey V. T.L.O. written by Deborah A. Persico and published by Enslow Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Deborah A. Persico looks at New Jersey v. T.L.O., the landmark Supreme Court case dealing with the rights of students against unreasonable drug searches in schools. T.L.O., whose initials were used throughout the case to protect her identity as a minor, was found smoking cigarettes in the bathroom of her school. When she denied that she had been smoking, and her assistant principal searched her purse for evidence, this case was set in motion.