Wonderful job on your blogs! You have some great ideas for your anatomy course. It is extremely expensive for schools to get cadavers, and I suspect that it is also tough to get students into autopsies as well. As a nursing student, I did get a chance to see cadavers (I wasn't allowed to touch), and it was fascinating. Warning though! If you do get a chance to work with cadavers, don't wear anything that you want to wear again...the smell attaches to your skin and clothing for a long time.

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The lawyers and judges are debating whether or not strip-searching Savanna Redding was constitutional, which later lead to what type of search should be covered under the Constitution. Wright, representing the school district, argues that it doesn’t matter what type of contraband was in question, there was an alleged substance hidden, so the school was right in searching her. Wolf, Savanna Redding’s lawyer, argues that is doesn’t matter what contraband is in question, school officials should not be allowed to strip search students. Wolf’s arguments were the most the strongest because he used the fourth amendment and specifically stated that any type of strip search would be traumatizing to any child. The lawyer comparing it to gym class was a completely wacky statement because being forced to be strip-searched is very different from changing in gym class.

There would have to be strong evidence that we would definitely find something in the strip-search. The child would have had to have prior problems in the school. For instance, if a child came in who was repeatedly problematic and had situations like this prior to the one in question, then that could be a reason for a strip-search. However, the child would be allowed to get undressed behind a curtain and placed in a robe-like paper gown. Their head would be above the curtain, though, so the child doesn’t try to ingest the possible medicine in question. The parents would be contacted, as well, to supervise.

If they found a large quantity I probably wouldn’t have had a different opinion, but I still believe they should have done it in private. Also, the fact that she lied probably would have played a big role because I don’t like people who blatantly lie to your face. However, I don’t think we would be discussing this if a large amount of pills were found. The school should have gotten more evidence. It sounded like they were taking orders from someone who had a history or problems. Savanna Redding didn’t have a prior history with the school, so I think they acted a little rash. They should have developed more evidence, and then if they still felt she had pills on her, they should have done the search in a different manner and contacted her mother to come in and supervise.