Posted by
Billy on Friday, June 26, 2009 2:20:33 PM
The Supreme Court's decision Thursday striking down the strip search of an eighth-grade girl for prescription-strength ibuprofen requires schools nationwide to weigh more carefully how intrusively they search for drugs.
By an 8-1 vote, the justices ruled that school officials in a rural Arizona district violated the Fourth Amendment rights of Savana Redding when they forced her to take off her clothes after an unverified tip that she had the pain relief pills. The court emphasized the difference between a routine search of a backpack and a search that exposes a student's private parts.
Justice Clarence Thomas dissented.
(I believe the court did the right thing. I understand school leaders have it tough. However in this case the school leaders didn't even get in touch with the parents of the child before making this young lady strip. They also was taking the word of another student who got in trouble. And they were looking for an prescription drug. If they were looking for a drup like pot or for sure a gun my view would be different. I still am a fan of Judge Clarence Thomas but I see things different than he does on this case.Read more on this case
Court says strip search violated girl's rights .)