After a long legal battle, the strip search of then 13 year-old Savana Redding by school officials at Safford Unified School District has been ruled unconstitutional by an 8-1 decision. Reason Magazine has long been following the case.
Young Savana was the victim of finger-pointing (aka "accountability") by a fellow classmate who was caught with - wait for it - ibuprofen. *gasp!* Savana agreed to a search of her locker and bag. No pills were found. However, school officials were not satisfied, insisting on a strip search (which also turned up nothing). Savana was even refused the ability to call her mom before the search.
After a series of decisions that trampled on the rights of students (such as "random" drug testing), the Supreme Court has finally found a case where school officials have gone too far.
Click here for a detailed description of the case: Safford Unified School District v. April Redding.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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