Search at a School Unconstitutional ???

The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees the right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable search and seizures. It is very clear that this Amendment protects citizens from potentially being harassed and abused by law enforcement and investigative agencies, however it is not clear if it also protects us for unreasonable search a seizures carry on by regular citizens. This is a case that will be heard in the Supreme Court in North Carolina, after a student filed a lawsuit against her school for inducing her to participate in a bra search based on a tip that pills were being bought to class.  The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled last year that the searches were unconstitutional as well as demeaning and highly intrusive. Schools need to find other ways to conduct searches on students, in my opinion the school took it too far. However the issue is whether the search was unconstitutional. It will be very interesting to know how the courts address this issue.