Today I stand before you in this court to ask you to uphold the decision and majority opinion of Judge David Souter, of the majority opinion, Safford Unified School District, et al., c. Avril Redding, Supreme Court of the United States (June 25, 2009). In Safford Unified School District v. Redding, the question raised is whether a strip search is illegal or restricted by the 4th Amendment. In this case, April Redding, 13, was reported by an acquaintance of middle school vice principal Wilson for supplying her classmates with 400 mg of prescription ibuprofen and over-the-counter naproxen; both anti-inflammatory analgesics. Under the impression that Redding had distributed such pills, Wilson, with Redding's approval, searched his personal belongings. Wilson and an administrative assistant, Helen Romero, searched Redding's backpack for pills. They found nothing, so Wilson asked Romero to escort Redding to the nurse's office so she could be searched further. The nurse and Romero asked her to undress. This included Redding having to remove her bra to shake it so the pills would fall out; as well as removing the elastic from his underwear for the same purpose. However, no pill has been identified. During this event, Redding's mother was never contacted or informed of what had happened. Redding's mother filed suit against the school district, claiming that her daughter's 4th Amendment rights were violated due to the illegal search conducted. Wilson, Romero and the school nurse were all granted qualified immunity from the court, which meant they were somewhat shielded from liability. Even though the court found that there was no violence...... middle of paper ... especially during the strip search. Additionally, as the call to police was made in New Jersey v. TLO, the police should have been contacted in Safford Unified School District v. Redding. School administrators should know the limits of their abilities, which are not about law enforcement, but about education. Once again, I ask that you retain the decision of Judge David Souter, of the majority opinion, Safford Unified School District, et al., v. . April Redding, United States Supreme Court (June 25, 2009), because Redding's 4th Amendment rights were violated, especially since there was never enough evidence. I agree with Judge David Souter and believe that there should never be a time when middle school students are strip searched for drugs, as this is prohibited by the 4th Amendment. If such an incident is suspected, the police should be involved.