Strip Searches and Governmental Immunity: Raising the Stakes for School Officials

Ralph D. Mawdsley

Strip Searches and Governmental Immunity: Raising the Stakes for School Officials

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Abstract

Whether school administrators are still entitled to qualified immunity was addressed recently by the Sixth Circuit in Knisley v. Pike County Joint Vocational School District ( Knisley ) at least as to school districts located in the states within that Circuit (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee). The purpose of this article is to examine the Knisley decision and its implications for section 1983 damages liability for school officials who direct or participate in student strip searches.

Original language	American English
Journal	Education Law Reporter
Volume	262
State	Published - Jan 20 2011

Keywords

strip search
school
qualified immunity
school officials

Disciplines

Education Law
Law

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Strip Searches and Governmental Immunity: Raising the Stakes for School Officials

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