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Limits of Privacy in Schools: Supreme Court Hears Arguments on School Strip Search Case

Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Safford Unified School v. Redding, a dispute concerning the propriety of a school-ordered a strip-search of a 13-year-old student who was believed to be in possession of prescription strength ibuprofen in violation of the school’s zero-tolerance drug policy.  The case has received a good deal of media coverage (see the New York Times article for an example) because the facts are attention grabbing. … More