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    Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve: ... I have no words. more »
    Betty Bea Getty McClanahan: Wow. Actually this hits a nerve with me. I remember having to secretively take ibuprofen in the bathroom if I had a need for them...my old school was ... more »
    momentsofabsurdity: I think that a school has no right to strip search a minor (particularly without parental consent) unless not doing so puts someone in imminent danger... more »
    NewsBunny: When I was in high school, I was prescribed prescription-strength ibuprofen for my migraines. 1000 milligrams. Don't schools have other things to w... more »
    formergr: The search turned up no pills, but Redding stayed home for months and eventually transferred to another school. The school was absolutely unconsciona... more »
    amowls: ...Can you even get HIGH off of ibuprofen? I mean, really. Back in my day (I'm only 2 years older than this girl) we robotripped and did coricidin. more »
    sapphire: Strip searches? For a 13 year old? Strip searches are horrific and serve no purpose other than humiliation anywhere (including in jails) and they are ... more »
    shorty63136: They woulda had to take me down cuz my Advil (and the half Lorazepam my mom would give me on occasion) would have to be pried from my cold, dead hands. more »
    Cafezinha: "The school nurse said in a sworn statement that Redding "never appeared apprehensive or embarrassed," but the girl said she kept her head down so the... more »
    Nuckin Futz for you: I understand schools trying to be careful about children taking prescriptions however you would be suprised how many go overboard. In my highschool yo... more »
    JinxyMcDeath: As an attorney who studied this EXACT case law in law school for a project, I predict the court will find for the student. Check out Vernonia v. Acton... more »
    mfnher: Safford, AZ. more »
    raphaela: They didn't call her parents FIRST?! Do you have any idea what kind of damage my mother would have done to anyone who forced a strip search on me? The... more »
    kaiwhakamarie: This sounds like something that would have happened at my high school. Among some of the things I encountered: An 18 year old senior's car getting bro... more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: I really can't believe no one was fired over this. Not only is the school and the district protecting the officials in question, they are trying to s... more »
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    Supreme Court To Rule On School Strip-Searching 8th Grade Girl

    Six years ago, school officials in Stafford, Arizona strip searched a 13-year-old girl after another student said she had ibuprofen. Next month, the Supreme Court will rule on whether such measures violate students' privacy. More »
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