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The U.S. Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Strip Searches in Public Schools.
- Source :
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Clearing House . Mar2010, Vol. 83 Issue 3, p105-108. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Strip searches should be considered searches of last resort based on the intrusive nature of the search and the resulting impact it may have on a student. It is well established by the courts that as the intrusiveness of the search intensifies, the standard of the Fourth Amendment reasonably approaches probable cause which is a higher standard than the reasonable suspicion standard that applies to non-intrusive searches.This article discusses a recent case involving a strip search in which the U.S. Supreme Court applied a more stringent standard that school officials must meet to justify initiating a strip search. The importance of the High Court's decision is that it resulted in a national standard by which actions of school officials will be judged in conducting intrusive searches during their investigation of alleged violations of school policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00098655
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clearing House
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 48950827
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00098650903507478