Josh31, there is public and there is public. If a principal announces to the school that random searches will be made, well in advance of the searches, and then simply asks students at random to turn their pockets inside out, there is nothing humiliating about that – UNLESS – the student has something to hide. If they knwo this will be done(and we are not talking about a strip search after all), then there is no reason for the students to object to a school policy of which they were made aware in
advance. It is important for the other students to know this is being done and to see it is done at random (the “good” kids as well as the “bad” ones). Witnessing the search, shows the student body that the school means business, and that is crucial to compliance with the rules. Kids will try to get away with anything and everything, unless they realize people in authority are serious about stopping them.