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Middle-School Strip Search Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by timothy on from the moment-of-claritin dept.

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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  1. sue the school? by blueskies · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm assuming the school district is still libel for the actions of it's employees even if the principal got a free pass.

    Strip search a 13 year old girl? They better be looking for nuclear weapons or at least yellow cake.

  2. Whos the oddball by BigJClark · · Score: 1, Redundant


    That voted, that yes, this was constitutional?

    This person should be tarred and feathered.

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    Hi, I Boris. Hear fix bear, yes?