Comments on: Wow, The Supreme Court Ruled 8-1

By: dedeb

dedeb — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:24:35 +0000

I read about this too over here. I remember some facts differently so did a little search for the case. from huffingtonpost.com:

The school’s vice principal, Kerry Wilson, took Redding to his office to search her backpack. When nothing was found, Redding was taken to a nurse’s office where she was told by a female administrative assistant and the school nurse to take off her shirt and pants. She then was told to move her bra to the side and to stretch her underwear waistband, exposing her breasts and pelvic area. No pills were found.

I mean, I fully agree it is ridiculous to do something like this to a 13 year old over ibuprofen, but in this case the principal is a bigot and apparently not a pervert.

By: lambo

lambo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:24:04 +0000

The court has ruled in the past that minors are not granted full rights under the Constitution. A high school principal can censor the school’s student run newspaper.

It is tricky grounds… It really does fall unto what the situation is and if there are established laws already. Also, how the parents are involved. I just feel that a school is going to this extreme, the parent’s need to be notified prior of the search. ALSO, the school official needs to be a woman for female students.

By: sketkar

sketkar — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:13:02 +0000

Hmmm… Clarence Thomas voting in favor of strip searching adolescence girls, sounds about right. What a perv.

On a serious note… and this may sound really stupid, does the Constitution apply to minors? I mean they can’t vote, don’t taxes, and are under full protection of their parent(s). I mean, I don’t remember reading anything in the constitution (yes, I’ve read it) about having to be of certain age. I’m just curious, the answer is probably obvious.