Middle-School Strip Search Ruled Unconstitutional

yuna49 writes "The US Supreme Court today ruled 8-1 that the strip search of a 13-year-old girl by officials in an Arizona middle school was unconstitutional. However, by a vote of 7-2, the Court also ruled that the individual school officials could not be held personally liable. A suit for damages against the school district itself is still going forward. We discussed this case at length back in March when the Court decided to hear the case on appeal."

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Re:This is America

[MightyMartian]

The kids can ram it. Join me and my fellow Middle School Deans from across this land as we tell these ungrateful bastards to fuck off. We are applying en masse to the peace corp so we can assist more grateful African children.

Yes, I guess it will be easier to get a look at girls' chests in countries with flimsy constitutional protections.

Besides, has anyone ever considered that with a little government money to train my brothers and I in basic medical screening techniques we could be years more advanced in the level of health care delivered to our young people. Decades of pre-teen co-ed athletes have marched through the shower room of my Middle School - that is *DECADES* of young women I could have helped with *MY OWN HANDS* !!

Yeah, I want you around my kids.

Re:News For Nerds How Exactly?!!!

[MightyMartian]

A lot of nerds really like perscription Ibuprofen and are hope they'll be strip searched by hot blonde vixens in uniforms if they use it.

There, fixed that for ya.

Re:My Rights Online?

[CorporateSuit]

Because now we know that we can store torrents and pirated files in children's underpants (aka UnderWarez) that cannot, constitutionally, be searched by their school administrations.

Re:This is America

[iamhigh]

Well, unlike your argument/hypothetical situation, a 13 year old can hold (their) water.

Re:This is AmeriKa

[ichbineinneuben]

As Justice Stevens said, "it does not require a constitutional scholar to conclude that a nude search of a 13-year-old child is an invasion of constitutional rights of some magnitude." But it took Justice Thomas to get to the heart of it, when he said, "Whadda ya mean, no one took pictures?"

Re:This is America

[Chris Burke]

Rule #1 of parenting is never leave your kids alone with someone until after they agree to tell you their name.

The police department has the same rule about giving recruits guns.

Fucking fascists.

Re:This is America

[commodoresloat]

as it is now as a parent I would press sex offense charges in both cases, sue the pants off the school district...

Then you're no better than they are! Two wrongs don't make a right; just because they saw your daughter's unmentionables doesn't mean you get to see theirs...