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Gun-Rights Group Sues N.H. School Over Alleged Illegal Search of Student’s Truck

The case challenges whether a student's lawful gun ownership can satisfy the 'reasonable suspicion' standard for campus searches.

Overview

  • The Second Amendment Foundation filed the federal suit on behalf of 18-year-old Jack Harrington in the District of New Hampshire.
  • The complaint says officials interrogated Harrington on April 24, 2025, then searched his locked truck without consent or a warrant and found no firearm.
  • Defendants include Superintendent Jennifer Crawford, Principal James O’Rourke, Vice Principal Brian McGinn, and the school resource officer.
  • According to the filing, the episode began after teammates reported Harrington’s bus conversation about a prior traffic stop in which he lawfully stored a handgun.
  • The suit seeks unspecified damages and quotes the officer as saying, “We’re going to search it anyway,” while Crawford later wrote there was not a “search” and that administrators acted appropriately.