Writing Situation

The principal at your school has instituted random locker and backpack/ book bag searches to check for guns, knives, and other weapons. Anyone caught with these weapons will be immediately suspended. The principal argues that the random searches will not only guard against illegal weapons at school, but will also will help students feel safer. What is your position on this issue?

Writing Task

Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper stating your position and supporting it with three convincing reasons.