Strip Searches Persuasive Essay

In 2003, Savana Redding is 13 years old, she was pulled out of her math class and was told to undress herself so they could conduct a search on her. Assistant principal, Kerry Wilson, asked Savannah if she knew about the four 400mg Ibuprofen and one over the counter 200 mg pills. She then replied that she had no idea. Wilson and another administrative searched her backpack finding no evidence. Savana was then told to remove her jacket, shoes, and socks. Left with nothing besides her pants and T-shirt. She was later asked to remove those items as well and left in her bra and underwear. They told her to shake her bra to the side and pull the elastic on her underwear. This exposed her pelvic area and breast. Savana has not yet been the only …show more content…
What are strip searches? Strip searches are where they command you to undress, sometimes to the point where you are nude. They search if you have anything hidden with underwear and/or in private parts. There's always reasoning for why you get searched. Strip searches were implemented because the public questions society's safety. "Being on school boundaries you promise to keep weapons and drugs away so they have the right to search you if they have proof, but it can also violate your 4th amendment if they don’t have heavy evidence as of why they're searching you," was said in the article called "Students Have Right Preventing From Unwarranted Searches" by principal John Plafrey (pg. 3). "4th Amendment states: [t]he right of a person to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue..." This states no one should be in violation of their rights without a warrant in play. No cop is allowed to search you if they do not have proof or a warrant for the situation. This also applies to schools. Schools tend to have this issue