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Strip-Searching Schoolchildren Okay, Court Rules
In Atlanta, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dismisses a lawsuit filed on behalf of 5th graders who were strip-searched to find a missing $26 from a candy sale. by Education Reporter ![]()
A school district investigator concluded that the strip searches had in fact taken place. The police department found that Billingslea had acted inappropriately without "probable cause" and issued him a letter of reprimand.
Some of the parents filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on behalf of their children. Without conducting a full trial, a district judge ruled that while the strip searches were unconstitutional, the school employees were shielded from liability by federal law. |