What grounds can a university search your mail?

[Student352]

Iowa

 

[Zigner]

It depends...

 

[quincy]

Is it a university account?

 

[Student352]

Is it a university account?

Mail sent to a student

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Is the student's account a university account. Example [email protected]?

 

[Zigner]

Is it a university account?

I'm assuming the OP is talking about postal mail...I could be wrong.

 

[Zigner]

Student - please give us more details about your situation and your question.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

I hadn't heard a college age person talk about snail mail in so long I didn't even think of that.

 

[Student352]

Is the student's account a university account. Example [email protected]?

I should of clarified, in general, if physical mail is sent to a student, what grounds can it be searched?

I'm assuming the OP is talking about postal mail...I could be wrong.

yes postal mail

 

[quincy]

I should of clarified, in general, if physical mail is sent to a student, what grounds can it be searched?

yes postal mail

Under what circumstances was the mail searched? Specifics matter.

Read your university mail policies.

 

[Student352]

Under what circumstances was the mail searched? Specifics matter.

I’m having a debate with a friend on whether a university has the right to search mail sent to a student living in a dorm. No substances sent. If it was delivered to the school, does the school have the right to open the mail? Do they need a warrant/notify the student to open the mail?

 

[quincy]

I’m having a debate with a friend on whether a university has the right to search mail sent to a student living in a dorm. No substances sent. If it was delivered to the school, does the school have the right to open the mail? Do they need a warrant/notify the student to open the mail?

Universities can have mail policies. Read the policy for your university.

 

[Zigner]

I’m having a debate with a friend on whether a university has the right to search mail sent to a student living in a dorm. No substances sent. If it was delivered to the school, does the school have the right to open the mail? Do they need a warrant/notify the student to open the mail?

We, generally, do not answer hypothetical questions. Some members may, however, deviate from that...
I generally do not because the facts in such hypotheticals tend to be like a pinball bouncing off the bumpers.

 

[FlyingRon]

Again, are we talking about regular US postal snail mail? If so, no they have no right to intercept messages addressed to a student.

If there is a warrant, then the mail could be opened and you not being told. However, it is not the school that would be doing it. Those sort of things are handled by the postal inspectors.

 

[quincy]

We, generally, do not answer hypothetical questions. Some members may, however, deviate from that...
I generally do not because the facts in such hypotheticals tend to be like a pinball bouncing off the bumpers.

I am deviating.

Is it first class mail?