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Looking for Advil in All the Wrong Places
It turns out that strip-searching a 13-year-old girl suspected of bringing ibuprofen to school is unreasonable.
Underwear the Safest Place for Students to Hide Contraband, Says...
The U.S. Supreme Court decision to declare a strip-search of an Arizona student unconstitutional also "announces the safest place to secrete contraband at school," says Justice Clarence Thomas.
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BLM asks input on 460-mile power line
The BLM will host nine open house meetings in upcoming weeks in New Mexico and Arizona along the corridor being studied for the power line.
Schools strip down search policies
By Rebecca LaFlure Killeen Daily Herald Savana Redding, a 13-year-old honor roll student from Safford, Ariz., was strip-searched by school officials in 2003 after a peer accused her of hiding prescription-strength ibuprofen pills - the equivalent of two Advils.
Drugs in Schools Take Center Stage in High Court Arguments Over Strip Search
The Supreme Court struggled Tuesday to find the right balance between student privacy and public school safety in the case of an Arizona middle school girl who was strip-searched on suspicion of having an ibuprofen pill.
US supreme court hears case of teen strip searched at school
The US supreme court today will hear a suit brought by the mother of a 13-year-old girl who was strip searched at school for drugs.
LI educators monitor Arizona student strip-search case
As the Supreme Court weighs arguments in the case of an Arizona girl strip-searched by school officials looking for drugs, some Long Island educators said that although the practice is unheard of here, they will be watching how the court balances students' privacy with districts' responsibility to protect students and staff.
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Court Debates Strip Search of Student
The United States Supreme Court spent an hour on Tuesday debating what middle school students are apt to put in their underwear and what should be done about it.
U.S. top court considers school strip search
Even some U.S. Supreme Court liberals expressed concern on Tuesday about preventing all strip searches of students for drugs as they heard arguments in a case pitting the authority of school officials against a 13-year-old girl's privacy rights.
Student Strip Search Heads To High Court
Thirteen-year-old Savana Redding, an eighth-grade honor student in Safford, Ariz., was strip-searched when a classmate who was found carrying ibuprofen pills tried to blame Savana as the source.
Supreme Court to weigh strip-searches at schools
Reporting from Safford, Ariz. -- When Savana Redding, now 19, talks of what happened to her in eighth grade, it is clear that the painful memories linger.
Strip searches test limits of school drug policy
By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY SAFFORD, Ariz. - Eighth-grader Savana Redding was scared and confused when an assistant principal searching for drugs ordered her out of math class, searched her backpack and then instructed an administrative aide and school nurse to conduct a strip search.
Strip search review tests limits of school drug policy
Savana Redding, now 19, was strip-searched as an eighth-grader at Safford Middle School in Arizona on suspicions she might have ibuprofen.
IT is a Friday morning in March and Bill Civish is examining the menu at El Coronado, a lunch counter in downtown Safford, Arizona.
In Loco Parentis, Or Just Loco?
Adam Liptak of the Times reports on School Officials Gone Wild: SAFFORD, Ariz. - Savana Redding still re members the clothes she had on - black stretch pants with butterfly patches and a pink T-shirt - the day school officials here forced her to strip six years ago.
Freeport: Laid-off miners can stay in company housing
Hundreds of miners being laid off by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold may avoid losing their homes under a company decision.
Lawmaker: Help strapped owners find shelter for horses
Some people are finding it impossible to keep their horses as the economy worsens, leaving owners scrambling to sell or find shelters for their animals.
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