Re:Rights (Score 1)

The school doesn't have rights of an employer, but they still have rights. I'm only referring to state schools, as they're the only type I've worked at. There are all sorts of laws, regulations, and so forth that are promulgated by legislatures, boards, etc. Students agree to those when they come to school by signing various documents.

In the same vein, I don't believe landlord tenant law pertains to a state institution. To a great extent it will depend on the contract signed by the student for the dorm room. Possibilities of confiscation would also depend on the contract, whether the confiscation was done by a law officer, and so forth.

Again, the common carrier laws are unlikely to pertain to a state agency. As noted, all of the above can be different for a private institution.