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Whiskeytide

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2. Not technically a "strip" search...

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 03:28 PM

Jun 2012

... since he was only asked to go to his underwear and t-shirt.

I'm not really in favor of strip searches in any context, but the kid was lying about the money, and I suspect the administrator knew it. If there was a witness with the administrator at the time of the search, I don't think there is anything to get worked up about.

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10-year-old boy strip-searched after being accused of stealing... [View all] cynatnite Jun 2012 OP

I accuse the administrator of taking my lunch money...can we strip search him/her? rfranklin Jun 2012 #1

Constitution and school in the same sentence? This is America. RC Jun 2012 #13

Not technically a "strip" search... Whiskeytide Jun 2012 #2

Just try asking my kids to take their clothes off..... trumad Jun 2012 #3

Stripping a child down to his underwear is nothing to get worked up about? cynatnite Jun 2012 #4

You have to look at the context here... Whiskeytide Jun 2012 #5

I don't care if the kid held up the other kid at gunpoint and stole the money... cynatnite Jun 2012 #6

Change the gender of the people around, see where you end up. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #8

You damn right danadevin85 Jun 2012 #10

My father was kind of crazy ... struggled in school ... JoePhilly Jun 2012 #12

it's not okay danadevin85 Jun 2012 #7

I would feel uncomfortable with a girl in her underwear in front of me like that uponit7771 Jun 2012 #11

Does this involve Penn State? HopeHoops Jun 2012 #9