Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
reading students mail
odie:
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"Not sure this matters with the law but I wonder if it matters legally whether or not the person is a minor. I got the impression that it was only adults who's mail was not allowed to be opened by someone else. Anybody care to find out this aspect of it? im just curious because there are other parts of law that are moot if the person is a minor."
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It doesn't matter, it is settled law. Molina v. Williams says it all. What HLA is doing is unconstitutional and there is no way around it.
Cult: A religion with no political power.
--Tom Wolfe, American author
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juniper2:
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.
juniper2:
Thank you for writing again.
I apologize, I do not have the specifics regarding the schools
acceptance of mail. You will have to speak with the school directly. The
Postal Service responsibility for the mail ends when it is delivered (even
if it was meant for someone else).
You should try to contact the school and correct the error by working
it out with them.
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
- 04/04/2006 09:12 AM
Dear Stephanie,
Thank you for your timely response. When you state the school may
"legally" have
policies in place regarding childrens mail received..can you explain
what you mean by
"legally"...
Thank you.
juniper2:
Thank you for writing again. I apologize, via the email desk I do not
have information regarding the statutes governing mail.
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
juniper2:
Dah, why bother asking...I feel like I am dealing with the ORS or SACS....
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