School appeals strip search case

I've followed the case of the illegal strip search in Safford, Arizona, for years.

Six years ago, a 13-year-old girl was strip-searched by Nazi school officials who accused her of bringing prescription drugs to school. No drugs were found.

The victim of the search sued. Unbelievably, she initially lost - but the court reversed itself, and she emerged victorious.

Next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing this case.

Which means only one thing: After losing the case, the school actually wasted taxpayers' money and time appealing.

And for what? The school system is so eager to conduct strip searches of 13-year-olds that it's spending all this money in the hopes of being able to do so! Talk about sticking by a failed, indefensible policy.

The school wouldn't have appealed if they weren't intent on strip-searching other kids in the future.

Why aren't the school officials who conducted the strip search in jail where they belong? While the Supreme Court is hearing the case, folks in Arizona ought to be circulating a petition for the prosecution of the school officials. The school officials should be doing life with no parole.

(Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/us/24savana.html)