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NC Supreme Court punts on Brunswick Co. student bra search case

Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 4:53pm.READ MORE:
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North Carolina's Supreme Court wants to know who witnessed a contested drug search involving a 15-year-old at an alternative school who had to untuck her shirt and pull out her bra with her thumb. Full story...
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NC Supreme Court hears student bra search case

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 4:33pm.READ MORE:
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The North Carolina Supreme Court is going to decide whether officials at an alternative school should have required students to participate in a bra search based on a tip that pills were being bought to class. Full story...
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NC high court to hear case of school bra search

Submitted by Asha Dave on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 6:17pm.READ MORE:
The case of a teenager who had to untuck her shirt and pull out her bra with her thumb as part of a search for pills at an alternative school in North Carolina is headed to the state Supreme Court. Full story...
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NC Appeals Court divided on Brunswick Co. school's 'bra lift' search

Submitted by Marissa Jasek on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 11:50pm.READ MORE:
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video A State Court of Appeals has reviewed the legality of personal searches on students. In 2008, the Brunswick County Academy required a "bra-lift" search on its female students, which some say is unconstitutional. According to a ruling by the court of appeals today, the “bra-lift” search at the alternative school was degrading, demeaning and highly intrusive. Full story...
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