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Supreme Court Calls Strip Search of 13-Year-Old Unconstitutional

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As a 16 year old I agree that the search was an invasion of privacy but in real terms to the U.S. COnstitution it was allowed in this case. The 4th Amendment wasn't violated because she was known to have suspicion before the search. The officials have the right to search anybody if people are known to having suspicious materials or are going against a schools policy.

Ashley of NC 8:34PM March 15, 2010

I myself, agree with all of you. The search was indeed against her free will, and that, in order to have stripped her....they needed to call parents in AND law enforcement. Bring her to the office, and have the girl sit there untill all arrives. Then (with permission of the parents) had the Cop (hopefully female) search the girl. Doing what these officials did was beyond unconstitutional. The judge that voted for it being ok, im sorry, but he needs to get his brain fixed, or replaced. Hes out of his mind. I am also 16, so being close to her age, i am more fully understandable of the subject. I am in my US. History Class as of right now, and we are doing an essay on the constitution, about court cases, and picking sides of the argument. (with or against) This is my topic i picked. so ya.
Sincerely, Kenneth W. Cole

Kenneth W. Cole of WA 1:22PM October 16, 2009

Dear Ken in MN,
That Clarence Thomas thinks it's OK for schools to strip search 13 year olds speaks volumes for right wing loonie-ness.

Steve of CA 2:14AM July 02, 2009

Although I agree with Ken of MN and the Supreme Court on this decision, I think Ken has gotten his lefts and rights mixed up. There is no "left wing loonieness" to be found here. The student was represented by the American Civil Liberties Union. The US left consistently supports the right to privacy for students and for adults. It was the most right-wing judge, Clarence Thomas, who supported the school in its strip search. It is gratifying that the other conservative judges voted for privacy in this case, and it demonstrates that on fundamental liberties, there can sometimes be a respect for our constutional rights that transcends the left-right divide.

Tom of NH 8:47PM June 29, 2009

That it takes the US Supreme Court to figure out its wrong to strip search 13 yr olds speaks volumes about how far this country has fallen into left-wing loonie-ness! Common sense would dictate getting the parents to come to the school and take care of their kid. Its NOT the schools job to do anything but teach kids school lessons. Schools (ie: government) have too much power in regards to out children. And if parents are too busy to take care of their own children, they are doing it wrong.

Ken of MN 2:54PM June 29, 2009

Lee Andersons use of the word "Rape" four times in the previous comment, in one paragraph, is suspicious or at least peculiar. In a case where rape has never been alledged by the plantiff and a reader chooses to plant or encite a new dimension to the subject is worth scrutiny. I can think of several motives and or disorders that would drive someone to take that position but I will leave that up to the other readers to ponder.

Clif of MI 12:00AM June 27, 2009

"It is pathetic when you read that a court makes decision based on what its effect would be something."
That's The truth! What kind of idiot would consider the consequences of his actions? We're not paying these Supreme Court Justices to think! ;-) BTW, the person who said that wasn't a judge, but a school security "expert".

George of NC 9:32PM June 26, 2009

Looks like school administrators and or staff using a common house hold drug like ibuprofen as pretence to strip search or rape a 13 year olds. Prescription strength ibuprofen is only 800 milligrams, or 4 regular strength ibuprofen tables. So if she had a bottle of regular strength pills in her pocket would they also rape her. Some one likes to use excessive force there on minors and rape young girls under the pretence of possessing a legal drug that would not harm her in the first place even at percription strength but harm her more by emotional trauma of feeling like she had been raped. I say file criminal charges against those responsible for there dirty deeds and not let them hide behind what they view as a loop hole in the system for abuse of minors.

Lee Anderson of MI 9:31PM June 26, 2009

It is pathetic when you read that a court makes decision based on what its effect would be something. Whatever happenned to the "justice is blind" motto. The justice looks like George Bushia's Iraq invasion reasonings. Ridiculous.
"We don't want to push our school administrators into a corner where they're going to be so fearful of being sued that they're not going to take reasonable steps to protect students". These judges should be thrown into a jail with law degree striped.

dillu 8:40PM June 26, 2009