ceyorksbcgloba
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Hi All,
I hope someone can give me some advice on this as I have a son who is very distraught over the privacy of his snail mail letters to his girlfriend who is attending a boarding school.
I have contacted the boarding school trying to find out exactly what their policy is pertaining to the mail it's residents receives from private individuals. Unfortunately they were not very forthcoming, but my son is very upset as he believes someone on the staff of the school is reading the postal mail he is sending to his girlfriend.
The school is not a regular boarding school as it takes in pupils who need emotional help and guidance, and therefore they may have regulations that may be more strict on the contact that it's residents have with individuals not attending this school.
My questions are in regards to the rights a resident of this school has pertaining to their privacy.
If a parent of a minor attending this school gives permission for the school to read the minors mail, does this over ride the minors rights to privacy?
Does the minor attending the school have any right to over ride the parents permission to stop the school from opening their private postal mail?
Does the sender have any rights to stop the school from opening their private postal mail?
Any advice on this would be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Em.
p.s. My son brought up a good point as to his first amendment rights, as in is this school actually suppressing his first amendment right to free speech in intercepting his mail?
I hope someone can give me some advice on this as I have a son who is very distraught over the privacy of his snail mail letters to his girlfriend who is attending a boarding school.
I have contacted the boarding school trying to find out exactly what their policy is pertaining to the mail it's residents receives from private individuals. Unfortunately they were not very forthcoming, but my son is very upset as he believes someone on the staff of the school is reading the postal mail he is sending to his girlfriend.
The school is not a regular boarding school as it takes in pupils who need emotional help and guidance, and therefore they may have regulations that may be more strict on the contact that it's residents have with individuals not attending this school.
My questions are in regards to the rights a resident of this school has pertaining to their privacy.
If a parent of a minor attending this school gives permission for the school to read the minors mail, does this over ride the minors rights to privacy?
Does the minor attending the school have any right to over ride the parents permission to stop the school from opening their private postal mail?
Does the sender have any rights to stop the school from opening their private postal mail?
Any advice on this would be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Em.
p.s. My son brought up a good point as to his first amendment rights, as in is this school actually suppressing his first amendment right to free speech in intercepting his mail?