I'm very glad the appeals court ruled in her favor, and I certainly hope the Supreme Court does, also.
It seems as though no matter what the suspected cause, a child's parent should be present if there is to be any undressing. Period.
We spend a lot of time teaching our children about the subtleties of danger. We teach them about modesty and privacy, in a world short on both. We teach them to respect authority at the same time we want them to know that no one, not even someone in authority, should be able to watch or touch them inappropriately. If they are lost or need help, we teach them what kind of adults to look for -- and high on that list would certainly be school officials that they know.
What is this young girl supposed to think, from here on out? "Trusted" school officials humiliated her on the chance that she had ibuprofen. And her parents weren't even called?
I really feel for this young girl and her family. I hope the court rules that you must have reasonable cause to search a child and that if the search is deemed necessary (for instance, when a weapon is suspected), parents must be called and allowed to be present.
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I'm very glad the appeals court ruled in her favor, and I certainly hope the Supreme Court does, also.
It seems as though no matter what the suspected cause, a child's parent should be present if there is to be any undressing. Period.
We spend a lot of time teaching our children about the subtleties of danger. We teach them about modesty and privacy, in a world short on both. We teach them to respect authority at the same time we want them to know that no one, not even someone in authority, should be able to watch or touch them inappropriately. If they are lost or need help, we teach them what kind of adults to look for -- and high on that list would certainly be school officials that they know.
What is this young girl supposed to think, from here on out? "Trusted" school officials humiliated her on the chance that she had ibuprofen. And her parents weren't even called?
I really feel for this young girl and her family. I hope the court rules that you must have reasonable cause to search a child and that if the search is deemed necessary (for instance, when a weapon is suspected), parents must be called and allowed to be present.
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