A New Hampshire school district agreed to pay ONLY $2,500 to Kristina Roderick who was a female former student forced to partially undress in front of two male teachers who were searching her clothing for evidence of drugs.
The incident happened in 2004 the freshman at Spaulding High in Rochester, was suspected of giving weed to someone. John Eliopoulos who was her teacher called her out, and took her to a conference room to search her.
Another teacher was also there, Richard Towne, helping with the search. She was ordered to remove her shoes and her sweatshirt so the men could search the shoes and pockets for the contraband. She protested that she was wearing only a small tank top underneath the sweatshirt. The tank top was a "Joe Boxer spaghetti strap cropped undergarment," according to Roderick's suit, filed in New Hampshire's Strafford County Superior Court and later moved to federal court. The suit claimed the male teachers insisted, nonetheless, that the girl remove the sweatshirt and give it up for inspection. No marijuana or other contraband was found by the teachers. Dumb Ass teachers.
"At no time during the strip search of the plaintiff's upper body did defendants Eliopoulos or Towne call a female school official or female resource officer to assist in the search of the plaintiff," Roderick's suit claimed.
The settlement was paid by the school's insurance company, Primex, a public insurance pool, the Union Leader reported. Neither Roderick's attorney, Michael Seaton, nor Superintendent of Schools Michael Hopkins responded to the paper's request for comments about the incident and the settlement. The school district and the teachers named as defendants in the suit deny all liability, wrongdoing, and responsibility, according to the agreement.
Source:http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/4712-school-district-pays-for-strip-search-for-marijuana
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