Ok, that's It. World has ended. US Court makes sane Judgement. More inside.

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**Gwar!**

Strip-search of US girl illegal
The US Supreme Court has ruled that school staff broke the law when they ordered a 13-year-old girl to strip while searching her for painkillers.

The Arizona school, which bans prescription and over-the-counter drugs, suspected Savana Redding, then 13, of carrying ibuprofen.

After no drugs were found in her bag, she had to remove her clothing, and then move her bra and underwear.

However, the court said individuals could not be held liable in a lawsuit.

The school principal acted on a tip-off from another student that Savana was carrying ibuprofen.

Justice David Souter said: "What was missing from the suspected facts that pointed to Savana was any indication of danger to the students from the power of the drugs or their quantity, and any reason to suppose that Savana was carrying pills in her underwear," Associated Press reported.

"We think that the combination of these deficiencies was fatal to finding the search reasonable."

The justices said the lower courts would have to determine whether Safford United School District No. 1 could be held liable.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8119392.stm
Mind=Blown
Brix=Shat

**youngblood**

I know hard to believe. I had heard about the story a few days after the search had happened and was gaking myself and praying that the school principle would be fired. If I were the parent I be pulling some fire out of my ass to spread on their face (I'm not sure what that means).

**Neferteila**

I think that every single person employed by the school that was directly involved in that situation needs to be fired.
That poor child. She is going to be permenantly scarred for the rest of her life. I also feel not only should the school be responsible for paying any and all therapy for the rest of her life, but she and her family need to be awarded something. Something that shows how seriously fethed up that was.

**dietrich**

Zero tolerance gone amok.

**Necros**

what's so wrong with carrying some advil anyway? I guess headaches will be grounds for a 3 day suspension pretty soon...