2006-12-18 15:56:29 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
YES I HAVE PROOF! he is speeking to my parents tomarow about it, my parents will kill me!
2006-12-18 15:59:11 · update #1
No.
2006-12-18 15:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by karespromise 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can always file a lawsuit against anyone. The real question is, do you have a sound argument for doing so?
Chances are that if he was reading the journal to find out if rules were broken on school property, or to ensure the safety of the student body, he was probably justified in doing so. There is a lot of flexibility that schools have. If you think you are entitled to the same rights to privacy that you have off school grounds, you would be mistaken.
2006-12-18 16:00:29 · answer #2 · answered by chris_in_columbia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
did he steal it from you? Did he find it? Last was it being passed around and someone else had it? I dont think you can sue the principle as this was on school grounds and I don't think he tried to steal it from you. If you have written something so bad that he contacted your parents you will have to learn a journal is not the best place to put your personal thought as any one could read it. Hope your not in too much trouble.
2006-12-18 16:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by Nani 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is America. You can do whatever you want, including filing frivolous lawsuits.
The question is, can you achieve anything in doing it. The answer, simply, is no.
Embarrassment does not equal damaged. The court is only interested in situations where you were personally damaged or your rights were infringed upon. You do not have the right to privacy on public school grounds. Anything and everything you bring to school can be examined, searched, read, X-Rayed, etc provided 1) you aren't physically abused in the process of getting to the material, 2) the material isn't damaged beyond repair and 3) they inform you they are going to search/read/examine/X-Ray/etc the item.
Mark this up to experience. Keep your secrets, and those of your confidants, well...secret.
2006-12-18 16:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by Science Guy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can bring a lawsuit for anything. The question is.... can you win. If you took the journal to school, it is probably fair game. I doubt you would win a lawsuit... unless yours is the only one he read and without a reason. That could be considered harrassment. However, if he read other people's journals, notebooks, etc. randomly, or systematically, then he is not harrassing you or choosing you out for harrassment.
Best Wishes,
Sue
2006-12-18 16:06:13 · answer #5 · answered by newbiegranny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may document a "lawsuit" against every person for any reason, yet you're no longer vulnerable to win except you may practice that the termination replaced into incorrect, and not based on your failure to do the job in accordance to the standards of your organization. via the way, firing you for inner maximum motives is interior the employers rights, and isn't any longer actionable. you will get unemployment in the event that they did no longer hearth you for a good reason, yet you will no longer be able to truly win a lawsuit except they fired you for motives of gender, sexual orientation or another discrimination-based reason.
2016-10-15 05:27:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have proof of this. Why not ask a lawyer and see considering the times of sue happy people.
2006-12-18 16:00:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends what he/she does with the journal I think. But I'm pretty sure you can do something about it. Tell your parents or something. Better yet, tell your parents' lawyors! I think you might be able to.
Fourth amendment to the constitution! It helps!
2006-12-18 16:00:27 · answer #8 · answered by Tonks 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure, but I don't think so. If you had the journal on school property, I think she has the right to read it.
2006-12-18 15:58:51 · answer #9 · answered by kablair 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had a lock on your journal and he broke that lock, you can get him for breaking and entering (YES! YOU CAN!!) Maybe invansion of privacy.
Hopefully your parents will set him straight.
2006-12-18 15:59:21 · answer #10 · answered by InTROLLigent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope...it is called en loco parentis....teachers/administrators
are in the place of your parents when you are in school. Just as you couldn't sue your parent for such, you can't file a law suite against your principal
2006-12-18 16:00:14 · answer #11 · answered by frenchy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋