Is it legal for the principal to go through your phone and look at all the text messages and the phone book etc?

K here's how it happened:
On Monday March 31st I got my cell phone taken away because Trevor (bf) handed it to me in class and then I put it in my pocket and the teacher saw it, so she took it away then the principal called my mom telling her that I got my cell phone taken away so I said it was Brendans (friend) and then she went and looked through the contacts and she said that it wasn't his, which is correct and he said it was his so then on Tuesday his Mom came in to get the phone (because the day before she told him that he would need a parent/guardian to come get it) and she didn't give it to his mom , and the principal told his mom she'd call us down sometime that week she never did so on Friday 10 minutes before the end of the day Brendan went to her office (and before we made the story that it was my SIM card it was just in his phone ) so she told him that I had to prove somehow that it was my SIM card and I went and asked her and how I was supposed to prove it was my sim card so she said to go find it in the phone (which by the way there is no SIM card veiwable in the phone) so I just told her that I have no clue where the SIM card is because the company put it in there not me, so she said she would call both of our moms and she never did over the whole entire weekend.
Nows she has had the cell phone for a week and I was wondering if I could ever just claim it as theft or what?

If you have a recent cell phone bill that shows the cell phone's number on it your mother needs to take that to the Principal's office so she can claim your phone for you if you want this phone back. You might not get your property back until after this school session is over - depends on the school's policy of confiscated items. Prove it's yours and you should get it back. I won't lecture you on the fact you should leave your phone in your locker and not take it into class... but that's another story. I think you've learned that lesson well (or should have). Lying about just whose phone got you in more hot water than admitting it was yours.

Let me see you had your phone out in class, I will lecture you for having it at school in general, but not leaving it in a locker but having it in class.

So perhaps this will be a lesson learned to not doing this, and yes I would have my parent go out to get it.

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Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

Let me see you had your phone out in class, I will lecture you for having it at school in general, but not leaving it in a locker but having it in class.

So perhaps this will be a lesson learned to not doing this, and yes I would have my parent go out to get it.

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And I will lecture not only about having it in class but then lying about it and blaming a third party.

Does this have anything to do with your question about how to beat a lie detector test?

If that's school policy, that's how it is. Maybe the school has discovered the only way to keep cell phones out of the classroom is to confiscate them and give them back at the end of the yar.

And, no, it wasn't stolen and, yes, the principal had the right to look through it.

Is it legal for her to use the phone and go on the internet on it when it costs?

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Originally Posted by chevy666

Is it legal for her to use the phone and go on the internet on it when it costs?

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If you can prove she is using it for her personal purposes go to the Police and file a report. It's theft of services.

Stop worrying about your phone and concentrate on your English class. Punctuation is important.

Have you told your parents the phone was confiscated? Do your parents know you broke school policy then lied about it?

If my kid pulled a stunt like this he wouldn't need to worry about the phone because it would be turned off.

Omfg get over the fact I had a cell phone in class it doesn't matter! Alll I was asking was is if it is legal and you people keep giving g me this bull about what you would do to your child well I'm not your and child so get over it All I want to know is if it is legal for the principal to do these things not whether ud take your child and phone if this happened to him or her

Omfg, get over the fact that you broke school policy, got caught, lied about it, and have now gotten yourself in a situation where you need to confess your wrongdoing and act like an adult!

Tell you parents the truth, and have them contact the school to see how (or if) you can get your phone back - that's your only option at this point. You don't get to sue people just because they have done something you don't like, especially when you broke the rules in the first place.

Grow up and accept responsibility for your actions.

I don't give a if I broke every and rule in that school! That's not what I'm n asking to begin with I'm asking if its legal? Not which and rules I broke, or how I'm going to get the phone because I already have it figured out how I'm going to get the phone back and I never and asked you guys how to get the and phone back I asked if it was legal for what she was don wit the phone and the school policy was if its your 1st offense on getttin the phone taken away then they are supposed to give the phone back after school but she's ahd it for over a n week and either and way whether the school approves of it or not I will get the phone back which by the way is none of your guys business and another thing I don't want to and hear another and word from you parents about what you would do to your children if they got in this situation because I don't give a what you would do about your children there yours and I would like to keep it there because its none of my and business plus I don't give a about what you do for your children's discipline so just to save yourself the trouble don't even bother saying anything about your children, that I broke the school rules, or ne other and thing I don't ask about basically because I don't really give a n its wouldn't be the 1s or last school rule I've broken

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Originally Posted by chevy666

Is it legal for her to use the phone and go on the internet on it when it costs?

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No it is not legal for her to use your phone or go onto the internet without the responsible parties permission. The responsible party being whomever pays the bill. If you could prove that she used the phone and used it to get on the internet while in her possession, that should be theft of services I would think.

You shouldn't be so nasty sounding. You asked for answers, got answers, then had a little hissy fit. WELL GOOD LUCK!

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Originally Posted by chevy666

I dont give a if I broke every n rule in that school! Thats not what im n askin to begin with I'm askin if its legal? Not which n rules I broke, or how im gonna get the phone bcuz I already have it figured out how im gonna get the phone back and I never n asked u guys how to get the n phone back I asked if it was legal for what she was don wit the phone n the school policy was if its ur 1st offense on getttin the phone taken away then they are supposed to give the phone back after school but she's ahd it for over a n week and either n way whether the school approves of it or not I will get the phone back which btw is none of ur guys business n another thing I dont wanna n hear another n word from u parents abotu what u would do to ur children if they got in this situation bcuz I dont give a what u would do about ur children there yours n I wud liek to keep it there because its none of my n business plus i dont give a about what u do for your childrens discipline so just to save urself the trouble dont even bother sayin ne thing abotu ur children, that i broke the school rules, or ne other n thing i dont ask about basically bcuz i dont really give a n its wouldnt be the 1s or last school rule ive broken

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The above is the reason I hope you never get your "f'n phone bck". You need to learn ENGLISH, which is the language the adult world converses in.

Is it legal? No idea. Was it "legal" for you to have the phone in the first place? Doubt it. Bet you weren't supposed to have it in class.

Grow up, little girl. Only adults can press charges for something this dumb.

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Originally Posted by MOWERMAN2468

No it is not legal for her to use your phone or go onto the internet without the responsible parties permission. The responsible party being whomever pays the bill. If you could prove that she used the phone and used it to get on the internet while in her possession, that should be theft of services I would think.

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Thank u Ur like the first person that has actually answered my question

The problem with your question, chevy, is that a lot of it depends on what the school policy says about having phones in school. None of us (including you, apparently) know this policy inside and out. But beyond that, you have complicated the situation further by lying to the teachers and administrators.

Can you have her arrested or sue her for theft? No. Can she go on the internet for her personal use while she has your phone? No. But if she does, do you have a case in court? Probably not.

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Originally Posted by Synnen

The above is the reason I hope you never get your "f'n phone bck". You need to learn ENGLISH, which is the language the adult world converses in.

Is it legal? No idea. Was it "legal" for you to have the phone in the first place? Doubt it. Bet you weren't supposed to have it in class.

Grow up, little girl. Only adults can press charges for something this dumb.

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Read her other posts - explains a lot.

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Originally Posted by chevy666

I dont give a if I broke every n rule in that school! Thats not what im n askin to begin with I'm askin if its legal? Not which n rules I broke, or how im gonna get the phone bcuz I already have it figured out how im gonna get the phone back and I never n asked u guys how to get the n phone back I asked if it was legal for what she was don wit the phone n the school policy was if its ur 1st offense on getttin the phone taken away then they are supposed to give the phone back after school but she's ahd it for over a n week and either n way whether the school approves of it or not I will get the phone back which btw is none of ur guys business n another thing I dont wanna n hear another n word from u parents abotu what u would do to ur children if they got in this situation bcuz I dont give a what u would do about ur children there yours n I wud liek to keep it there because its none of my n business plus i dont give a about what u do for your childrens discipline so just to save urself the trouble dont even bother sayin ne thing abotu ur children, that i broke the school rules, or ne other n thing i dont ask about basically bcuz i dont really give a n its wouldnt be the 1s or last school rule ive broken

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With such maturity and eloquent speech, why don't you simply plead your case to the principal? I'm sure he/she will see it your way. /sarcasm

Whether something is legal (or not) is for a judge to decide. That would require the person who was harmed (e.g. an adult and the owner/bill payer of the phone) to file suit against the individual and/or the school system. You'll have to get your parents involved sooner or later. Sooner is always better in a situation like this.

Nvm about it I got my cell back

All I can say is WOW. Please don't waste our time if you have no intention of listening to our advice. Grow up, stop lying, stop breaking the rules and then you'll be okay. Next time you get into a situation that is entirely your own fault, figure it out yourself and don't waste our time. REALLY, it's time to take responsibility for your own actions and stop blaming everyone else when the fit hits the shan. Grow up!

Also, please don't use chat talk, it's forbidden, and learn how to write complete sentences, the spell check isn't there because it's pretty.

Ok for 1 your guys are the ones that replied to the question so there for it isn't anywhere near my fault that I just asked and you wanted to reply
N 2nd of all I couldn't care less about spell check its not L.A. assignment I'm writing it's a question or reply