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When I first saw this, I thought I was reading an article about Safford Unified School District v. Redding, but nope. This is from this year.
Jesus, she tells them truthfully it belongs to another kid, they search her lockers and find nothing, strip search her and find nothing and still decide to suspend her. >

Schools are extremely unfair to students. I remember getting bullied in school and getting in trouble for cursing as a student was shoving me into a locker. Also saw other students getting suspended for getting beat up. One kid had a broken jaw and was just raising his hands to his face to avoid additional damage, still got in trouble. 
This story doesn’t surprise me. I bet even if she didn’t admit to having the vape at one point they’d still suspend her out of frustration. Lots of psychopaths working in schools. >

Zero tolerance is the stupidest fucking policy to ever exist. >

It’s not zero tolerance at this point. It’s zero tolerance for victims and full tolerance for the bullies. >

In my experience it’s zero tolerance for victims and -1 tolerance for bullies. I got punched in the back of the head once and the puncher ran off. I got suspended for three days and he got suspended for 10. It had happened before, him hitting me for no reason and both of us getting in trouble. Since I didn’t fight back he always got in more trouble than me but they still made us both apologize and shake hands like that meant shit. At least he got punished at home for it (I think he had abusive parents) >


they still made us both apologize and shake hands like that meant shit

The name of that tactic is escaping me now, but my wife (a teacher) told me about it. Sometimes it goes further like trying to force the kids to "work it out", which is horribly unfair to a kid that's been bullied and assaulted. 
I've told both of my kids if they ever find themselves in that situation to absolutely refuse. Call or text one of us if possible and respond to anything a school employee says with "call my parents now" over and over. >

Conflict resolution, I think. >

"Peer mediation" is the phrase I was looking for. A form of conflict revolution though. >


The lawsuit states that the body search also turned up empty. Following the search, the teen was suspended from the school

The fuck? They searched her belongings, clothes, had a random nurse's aide search her body w/o consent from the child or parents, didn't find shit, and STILL suspended her? For what?

“What's the evidence? To what degree do we have any immediacy to health and safety issues? And then to what degree do we work with law enforcement and the parents to address the situation?” Macy told ABC News. “All of that comes into play before a decision is made.”

Even if this was a valid reason, they still suspended her for literally no reason and failed to work with the parents. Plus it was a fucking vape pen, not crystal meth (not that it would justify this) >

search a backpack, sure - search as locker, of course - still in doubt, send the kid home
but strip-search someone else's kid? how does someone decide that's even in the vicinity of okay? >

probably the same people who want to do genital checks on all the girls going into the washroom just in case they're trans >

and they say liberals are the perverts >

Weird how is always projection with these people. >

With conservatives, every accusation is a confession. >

Gaslight. Obstruct. Project.
GOP >


a nurse's aide Rosalyn Rubertino allegedly forced the middle schooler to strip down to only her underwear after the middle school's assigned nurse Megan Kuhlman — who was not present at the time — allegedly instructed her to do so over the phone.

That reminds me of the famous McDonald's strip-search incident from 20 years ago (which went way further).  People will do things they wouldn't otherwise if some perceived authority figure from afar is instructing them to. >

There’s a newish show on Netflix that explores those incidents. There were lots and lots of them done over years done to many different restaurants. It’s called Don’t Pick up the Phone. I highly recommend it for someone who likes true crime stuff. Pretty shocking how the guy kept at it for so long and what he was able to get people to do. >

This doc series is fucking bananas. I had heard about it years ago but didn't realize the extent of it until now. Over 100 of these instances, all over the country >

The movie based on it is pretty terrific, for anyone who hasn't seen it. >

Compliance
And it may be terrific but it’s also horrific so, trigger warnings obviously for sexual assault and rape. >

Yes of course, sorry i missed that. Thank you for pointing that out! >


James Macy, chair of the School Law section at von Briesen law firm, said the question of whether schools are justified in strip searching students rests on if they have “reasonable evidence” indicating the student has “contraband or illegal substances” that present safety concerns to the student or others.

Umm hold the fuck on. Are they suggesting that schools have the discretion to strip search students under some circumstances??? >

On top of that, the nurse wasn’t present and despite nothing being found she was punished? >

School to prison pipeline. Turn these kids into criminals. >

Turn the parents into criminals too. If the school ever strip searched my daughter, I'd probably be there myself. >

Just don't admit anything and get rid of the shovel in a lake. >

A different lake than the body, if that wasn’t apparent. >

Appalling behaviour on the side of the school. Hopefully the mother wins the suit against the school and the adults involved are sacked. >

Honestly, the one doing the strip search should go to prison for sexual assault of a minor. That shit will forever haunt the kid >

She was just following orders.  That works, right?
/s >

The so-called "War on Drugs" is one of the most damaging things to our civil liberties.
Some of the Founding Fathers were smugglers, especially in tea. When they revolted and formed a new country, they wrote in the Constitution that you can't be searched without a Warrant, and that Warrant has to specify exactly what they are looking for.
That's because the British stopped and searched them at will, looking for "contraband".
Today, we've almost given up that right completely. All the police have to do is say they "smell" pot, and they can search you without a warrant. Or like in this case, somebody said you have something, so no warrant needed. >

The 4th ammendment actually does not apply to students inside of schools. We have our rights taken away as soon as we step foot on the property. >

I have a degree in Educational Leadership and interned to become an administrator, and took multiple classes focused specifically on legal issues like these. While there is a less strict process for reasonable search in schools, there are clear cut boundaries. The search of her backpack and locker were reasonable if it had been reported that she had a vape pen at school because it is illegal for a minor to possess. The strip search absolutely crossed the line. If there was a concern that the student had an illegal substance or vape pen, she should have been brought to the SRO’s office, not the school nurse’s. Admin should know this and there should absolutely be consequences (both professional and legal) for the adults that participated and/or allowed a minor to be strip searched. >

I would be interested to know what the school policy defines as a harm to other students. The degree of harm of vape pen possession should not warrant a strip search but 'harm' is probably too vaguely defined by the admin so they don't have to think critically about an appropriate response. >

It's really weird because I hear so many stories about schools afraid to do anything because they're afraid of the parents, or afraid of the legal liability.
And then I hear one of these stories like once a month. >

I was just thinking that. Kids throwing tantrums, being physically violent, met with a slap on the wrist. Oh but they might have some weed on them? Crucified. >

I thought she had drugs before i read this. Strip searched for a frigging vape pen. Underage and no parents there. Lifetime of trauma. Should pay well. >

The nurse assistant, nurse on the phone, and admin should all be on a public list for the rest of their lives. >

The only reason to strip search a child is if you have legitimate reason to think they've got a gun shoved up their ass. That is to say, almost never. No potential drug use is worth the trauma. >

Even in that case it's not a school nurse issue.  Call the police. >

The shame inflicted on that child will be with them for life. Hopefully she can see a therapist immediately.