mass rights blog: Should school officials be able to strip-search their students

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Should school officials be able to strip-search their students

We don't think so, and the ACLU argued this before the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday.

2 comments:

Joseph Goldberg-Giuliano, Esq. said...: During oral argument, the defendants admitted that they are arguing for a rule of law that would allow body cavity searches in public schools. This is outrageous.

The Ninth Circuit got it right: "Here, the public school authorities adopted a disproportionately extreme measure to search a thirteen-year-old girl for violating a school rule prohibiting possession of prescription and over-the-counter drugs." Redding v. Stafford, 531 F. 3d 1071, 1085 (9th Cir. 2008); April 23, 2009 1:09 PM
staceyjda said...: I'm glad the ACLU took up the fight on this case. I've heard some people argue that the cops should have been called if the school officials were really that concerned about prescription strength Advil. I say those people have not seen the video (on youtube)of what happened to Hope Steffey in OH when the police were called to HELP her after she was attacked by a relative.

I hope the Supreme Court sides w/Savana Redding and the rights of all citizens as outlined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.; May 8, 2009 7:20 PM

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