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

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-20-2011

Publication Title

Education Law Reporter

Keywords

strip search, school, qualified immunity, school officials

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.

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Volume

262

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