The USPS did not give a satisfactory answer...queried again asking what exactly "legally" means.
Thank you for visiting our website. I understand you want to know if a
school can open the students mail. I apologize for any inconvenience
this may have caused.
The United States Postal Service delivers mail as addressed (including
to authorized agents in the case of accountable mail).
Keep in mind that a company, school or institution may legally have
policies in place regarding handling of mail items sent to the place of
business. If this is the case, you should try to work within their
company to resolve the problem.
If I can be of assistance to you in the future, please don?t hesitate
to contact me. Thank you for using the United States Postal Service.
Stephanie
Hello...I would like to know if there are any regulations or statutes
that protect mail of 'minor age'children....I understand the statutes
as written, but does this apply to 'minor age' children, that are away
at Boarding Schools? Do these schools have the right to go through
mail sent to children from their families, edit them, hold them or
dspose of them? Also, do the schools have the right to hold USPS packages
from families and go through them? Or is mail to 'minor age'
children governed by the same Federal Regulations as granted to
adults.. Are children granted the same Federal Rights concerning mail,
as adults...?
Thank you for your attention.
