Bunuel wrote:
Any government action that intrudes on the right of privacy of an individual is unconstitutional. Therefore, the requirement that students in public school submit to random locker searches is unconstitutional.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the conclusion that random locker searches in public schools are unconstitutional?
A. The requirement is clearly posted throughout each school.
B. The search of lockers helps ensure the safety of the students.
C. Many of the lockers don`t have locks.
D. Every private school allows random locker searches by its faculty.
E. The Supreme Court, which is the final arbiter on issues of civil rights, has ruled that students in public school have no right to privacy on public school grounds.
I was a bit confused about option E. Because it says on the public school ground.
The conclusion is "students in public school submit to random locker searches is unconstitutional." If we want to weaken this conclusion then we have to introduce something which will say that locker searches are not unconstitutional.
In option E, it clearly mentions the opinion of the supreme court, which is legal. and it also states that on public school grounds there is no privacy for students. This doesn't completely weaken the conclusion but it does to some extent.
A. The requirement is clearly posted throughout each school.
doesn't affect conclusion at all
B. The search of lockers helps ensure the safety of the students.
This one is a bit tempting answer but it does not say anything about privacy or unconstitutional. We assume that safety is more improtant than privacy but its nowhere stated in the stimulus. and doesn't affect the conclusion. So this won't be the answer.
C. Many of the lockers don`t have locks.
Doesn't affect the conclusion at all.
D. Every private school allows random locker searches by its faculty.
the stimulus is talking about Public school and this answer choice speaks about private school. Irrelevant.
E is the correct answer.
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