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Search And Seizure Policy
CROSSMOOR SECONDARY SCHOOLRef: http://www.crossmoorsecondary.co.za/p/809604/search-and-seizure-policy
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Collected on 6 August 2026
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What this means
This is Crossmoor Secondary School's policy on random search and seizure and drug testing under section 8A of the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996. It explains when the principal or delegate may search learners or their property, what may be seized, and the privacy, gender and witness safeguards that apply to body searches.
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SEARCH AND SEIZURE POLICY
The school makes available guidelines for random searches and seizures involving learners, their property, dangerous objects, alcoholic liquor and illegal drugs, including safeguards for body searches.
- Who it is for
- School principals, their delegates, learners and staff involved in searches
- How to act on it
- Use the published policy at the stated source link.
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SEARCH AND SEIZURE GUIDELINES FOR RANDOM SEARCH AND SEIZURE AND DRUG TESTING AT SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS ACT 84 OF 1996 (Section 8A)
Facts
Reference
http://www.crossmoorsecondary.co.za/p/809604/search-and-seizure-policy
Key Takeaways
- Crossmoor Secondary School
- Search and seizure policy
- South African Schools Act 84 of 1996, section 8A
- Principal or delegate may search learners or their property on reasonable suspicion
- Dangerous objects, alcoholic liquor and illegal drugs may be seized
- Body searches require same-gender searcher and witness and must occur in private
- Body cavities may not be searched and private parts may not be touched
- Crossmoor Secondary School