JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="select-outer-container">
    	<h1 class="muted" id="type">Teachers</h1>

    <div class="search-container">
        <form class="form-search form-inline">
            <input type="text" class="input-medium search-query" placeholder="Search">
            <button type="submit" class="btn">Search</button>
        </form>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <div class="teachers">
        <div class="span12">
            <div class="scroll transparent">
                <div class="staff-outer-container">
                    <div class="staff-container">
                        <div class="staff">
                            <div class="staff-picture">	<a href="http://ahmedmathematics.weebly.com/index.html" target="_blank"><img src="img/people/teachers/ahmed.png" alt="" /></a>

                            </div>
                            <p><span class="bold">Mr. Ahmed</span>

                                <br />Ext. 13417
                                <br />Room 417/323
                                <br />	<a href="mailto:ahmed@wcskids.net">ahmed@wcskids.net</a>

                            </p>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    
                    <div class="staff-container">
                        <div class="staff">
                            <div class="staff-picture">	<a href="http://yassowarrenmott.weebly.com/" target="_blank"><img src="img/people/teachers/yasso.png" alt="" /></a>

                            </div>
                            <p><span class="bold">Mr. Yasso</span>

                                <br />Ext. 13418
                                <br />Room 418
                                <br />	<a href="mailto:yasso@wcskids.net">yasso@wcskids.net</a>

                            </p>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

JavaScript

$('.form-search').on('submit',function(){return false;});
$('.form-search .btn').on('click', function(e){
    var query = $.trim($(this).prevAll('.search-query').val()).toLowerCase();
    $('div.staff-container .bold').each(function(){
         var $this = $(this);
         if($this.text().toLowerCase().indexOf(query) === -1)
             $this.closest('div.staff-container').fadeOut();
        else $this.closest('div.staff-container').fadeIn();
    });
});

/* just for test purpose */
$('img').attr('src','http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/artua/dragon-soft/256/User-icon.png');