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Strip Searches At Schools

Strip search review tests limits of school drug policy

SAFFORD, Ariz. - Eighth-grader Savana Redding was scared and confused when an assistant principal searching for drugs ordered her out of math class, searched her backpack and then instructed an administrative aide and school nurse to conduct a strip search. Ref. Source 2

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If the school wants to do a strip search on any student they better have called and gotten a parents permission first. Treating our students like second class citizens that have limited or no rights in the eyes of our nation is purely wrong. If one of my kids come home telling me they were strip searched I would be in the super attendants office in the morning demanding to know why my kid was searched.

A lot of discipline that is preformed at a high or middle school is based on heasrsay. All one kid has to do is go tell a teacher that he saw Johnny/Julie out back passing out drugs and they automatically bring that child in and search them, their packs and their locker. This is a clear violation of a students rights. Who knows maybe the one telling on the other is mad and wants to see them get in trouble.

It is practices like this that need to be stopped in our high and middle schools and the rights of our students enforced.

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Here is the Supreme Court's decision on this case, next will be a suit!

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I agree with the Supreme Court that this was illegal. You can not do a strip search on hearsay like they did.

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This is one of my biggest problems with public schools -- they think they own our children and can do whatever they want. Once our kids pass through the school gates, they become the "property" of the state. Strip searching an 8th grader (who is about 13 or 14 years old in the U.S.) is despicable!

Strip Searches At Schools

I'm with you on that one Farseer, it does seem that they think they can outrank parental responsibility just because the child is on school grounds...totally wrong in my opinion.