By Chris Sopher
http://www.youngerthinking.com/2009/07/13/your-rights-in-underwear/
THE QUESTION: What kind of privacy rights should students have at school, and how far can schools go in their efforts against drugs?"The decision does not legalize the carrying of prohibited items in your bra to school, a fact that’s sure to disappoint drug dealers hoping to buy products like this one. The majority opinion centered on the legality of the strip-search and the humiliation it caused Redding. The entire incident stems from an aggressive effort in recent years by school districts to crack down on drugs, with most adopting zero-tolerance policies and stringent penalties for students found with drugs on school property (refresher for those who haven’t been to school in a while: schools usually prohibit over-the-counter medication like Tylenol as well as illegal drugs)."
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Editor's Note:
Chris Sopher is currently a senior Morehead scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a writer and multimedia journalist. His works can be followed at www.youngerthinking.com . Sopher has been a great influence to me and to everyone around him since our high school days. We have a complete different field of interest yet we both share the same passion of journallism.
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