Officials at a Massachusetts high school say they will seize and search the cell phones of students suspected of being involved with drugs or theft, but students are objecting strongly to the policy, the MetroWest Daily News reported July 8.

"It's not anyone's business what is in students' cell phones," said Demitriy Kozlov, an incoming senior at Framingham High School. "If they think someone's dealing a pound of coke or pot, then there is a reason to, but that doesn't happen here." Added senior Adam Goldberg: "People shouldn't get power based on suspicions, people should be considered innocent until proven guilty. It feels like our rights are stripped away when we walk through the doors."

But Principal Michael Welch said administrators "reserve the right to look through the cell phone." Federal law allows searches of student property when there is reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed.