I blogged about this earlier and saw that there was a decision made and wanted to comment on that.
Supreme Court Says Child’s Rights Violated by Strip Search
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/us/politics/26scotus.html?hp
Overall I'm glad that it was determined to be a violation of the students rights BUT not holding the officials responsible is not enough.
Why do I believe the assistant principal should be held liable? Quoted from the article is this tidbit of information.
But Justices John Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader Ginsburg did not agree, and would not have protected the officials from liability. Justice Ginsburg singled out the assistant principal, noting that he had made Savana sit on a chair outside his office for more than two hours.
“At no point did he attempt to call her parent,” Justice Ginsburg wrote. “Abuse of authority of that order should not be shielded by official immunity.”
At no point did they attempt to contact the parents? At NO POINT? That's just plain wrong, how do you hold a child for 2 hours outside of their normal routine without contacting the parents? Now all you moonbats out there that say the school's know best and that wouldn't happen. Guess what? It does happen, I know first hand that it can happen and has to my child. Yes people, Principal's can and will do whatever they darn well please.
Another point in the article: Justice Clarence Thomas was the only member of the court to conclude that the strip search of Savana Redding did not violate the Fourth Amendment. He asserted that the majority’s finding second-guesses the measures that educators take to maintain discipline “and ensure the health and safety of the students in their charge.”
Strip searching a 13 year old for OTC medications is not ensuring the health and safety of a student, it's abuse plain and simple.
Final point from the article: The portion of the ruling exempting the officials from liability is likely to be greeted with relief by thousands of principals, teachers and other school officials who work to impart knowledge and maintain discipline in a fast-changing world, where children are growing up (or trying to) earlier than ever.
Ok, so let's blame the students for this? Wow, how is it the child's fault that an assistant Principal held her for over 2 hours and then subjected her to a strip search? Someone explain this to me please as this defies rational thought. You have a child that refuses to cooperate? Simple solution contact the child's parents.
The officials involved should not have been shielded by the same law that does shield properly other officials that act properly and with rational reason. This ruling is an insult to all the other officials that do not abuse their power and work within the laws.
-Stephen
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Uhm..it's ibuprofen, not crack cocaine. What if were your kid being shoved down to their boxers? You think only a male teacher would be present???
@Anonymous Your comment doesn't make much sense but I'll try to respond to it. The article did mention that there were two female teachers present and not the male assistant principal. And if it were my child I'd feel the same way, that is that the assistant principal and teachers should be open to prosecution due to their obvious violation of the students rights.
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