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Savana Redding Arizona School Strip Search Case

The recent Savana Redding case has opened for discussion the important issues regarding the search and seizure rights of school Principles, especially when other students within the school are at risk. In this particular case, in an Arizona middle school at the time of the incident 8th grader Savana Redding was subjected to a strip search due to suspicion she was sharing prescription strength Ibuprofen. The search turned out negative. No drugs were found on Savana’s person, and the teenage girl was traumatized by the experience.

The Supreme Court decided to hear the case to determine what, if any, limitations school administrators have when it comes to searching students in public schools. A Phoenix Arizona lawyer represented the school administrators and an attorney from the American Civil Liberties Union represented Redding. The Phoenix lawyer contended that administrators should not be limited in their flexibility to respond to potential threats in the school that may cause harm or death to other students. However, Redding’s attorney countered that the search was unreasonable and violated her privacy rights.

Opinion on the issue has been hotly discussed across the nation. An  L.A. Times opinion piece expresses the idea that strip searches in public schools are never okay. “I’m no apologist for kids who bring drugs on campus, but if there’s a situation at school serious enough to call for a strip search, it’s serious enough to call the police–and the child’s parents.”

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