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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Courts - More on "What Constitutional Rights Should Schoolchildren Have?" [Updated]
Updating this ILB entry from March 25th, see this preview, by Lyle Denniston of SCOTUSLaw Blog, of the oral argument next Tuesday in the case of Safford Unified School District, et al., v. Redding. A quote:
The Supreme Court, continuing to monitor how public schools deal with suspected substance abuse among students, will seek to clarify authorities’ power to personally search girls and boys, instead of their lockers or belongings. The case involves a strip search of a 13-year-old girl.[Updated 4/19/09] See also this story today by David G. Savage of the LA Times, headlined "Strip-searches at schools go to Supreme Court: Savana Redding was strip-searched in the nurse's office because a vice principal suspected she might be hiding extra-strength ibuprofen; In an Arizona case, administrators were worried about campus safety, while the student just felt humiliated."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 18, 2009 08:54 AM
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