original news article: http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4321632.html
followup news article:
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4325390.html
Since we have some parents on the forum here, what would you do or your thoughts on a high school student (or your child) being strip searched at school?
The facts in this particular case:
Incident happened in December 2006.
Female senior at high school.
A school official (not sure if it was a teacher) suspected the student of having drugs on their person.
School resource police officer was not involved in the strip search, but showed up afterwards.
Not sure if the parent of the student was there for the strip search.
Strip search was that the girl had to take off all her clothes from waist up.
No drugs were found...
News of this is just now coming out in public.
The police chief of this town was notified after the fact and also says persons under arrest are not strip-searched (I assume that would happen at the county jail but am not sure).
Pretty crazy if you ask me. Not sure how the school hasn't been sued or that the people involved still work there. I don't think this is normal policy for schools around here.
So what are your thoughts?
followup news article:
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4325390.html
Since we have some parents on the forum here, what would you do or your thoughts on a high school student (or your child) being strip searched at school?
The facts in this particular case:
Incident happened in December 2006.
Female senior at high school.
A school official (not sure if it was a teacher) suspected the student of having drugs on their person.
School resource police officer was not involved in the strip search, but showed up afterwards.
Not sure if the parent of the student was there for the strip search.
Strip search was that the girl had to take off all her clothes from waist up.
No drugs were found...
News of this is just now coming out in public.
The police chief of this town was notified after the fact and also says persons under arrest are not strip-searched (I assume that would happen at the county jail but am not sure).
Pretty crazy if you ask me. Not sure how the school hasn't been sued or that the people involved still work there. I don't think this is normal policy for schools around here.
So what are your thoughts?