School officials suspected that a physical education teacher was stealing money from students. Two hidden video cameras were placed in his office. The office was also used by other gym teachers and was where the teachers changed their clothes. The office was located in the boys' locker room and was accessible only by walking through the locker room. The cameras recorded and stored camera images for thirty days. It was unclear whether any school officials actually watched live images from the cameras or reviewed the tapes. When a teacher discovered the cameras, he sued. In 600 words, were the privacy rights of the teachers violated? (Helisek v. Dearborn Public Schools, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25514 [E.D. Mich.])

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