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From: abc@BRL.ARPA (Brint Cooper)
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Subject: Re: personal rights of minors
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Date: Fri, 22-Aug-86 09:42:07 EDT
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I don't know about strip searches, but in Harford County, Maryland,
students are not judged to have any civil rights.  They can be suspended
from school without confronting their accusers.  They can be arbitrarily
hauled out of class and forced to reveal the contents of their pockets
and wallets.  They are suspended first and have their hearing with a
representative of the Superintendent later.  The Superintendent decides
on long term suspension and expulsion (therefore acting as judge) but he
does not preside over the hearing.  The hearing is tape recorded and he
is presented with a transcript!

It's an irony that Maryland requires or soon will require a student to
demonstrate a basic knowledge of 'citizenship' before being graduated
from high school!

Brint