Do schools have the right to ask your kids to drop their drawers?

I would be livid if they pulled something like this on one of my children. I would like to know who they had present when they decided to do this. They should at least have prior permission from the parents to be able to conduct a search if they have reasonable grounds, but if the parents weren't forewarned and hadn't signed anything stating they a search could be conducted the school authorities were really in the wrong and ought to be disciplined or terminated for their actions.

You know, we had a similar incident in our schools some time ago and the person who did that got in really big trouble. Basically, the principal of that school was doing a "thong check" at a dance . She would look under the girls skirts to see if they had a thong on instead of underwear. And, I guess they did it right in public. The reason why she did that was because some of the girls were "flashing" people at previous dances and she wanted to make sure it didn't happen again. I know at least one girl got sent home.

Heck no id be mad. I dont care what they did you hold them till the right people arrive aka the parents. Id search my kid if the school suspected something but they better never touch my kid they would regret it.

if it were my kid,i would freak out on the school department.they don't have the right to do that at all.even the cops can't just demand you drop your pants like that.frisking and turning your pockets inside out,maybe.

I think the thing they should've done was contact the parents. If they thought a search like that was necessary, they should've at least had the teen's dads do the search alone in the room. Maybe have a male teacher or something (like a coach because they are used to seeing that boys in states of undress in the locker room)like that in the room with the dad and teen. If the teen didn't have a dad, then they should've had an older brother or closest male relative do the search. It isn't as embarrasing if it is a male relative doing a search.

Imagine how the kid feel in that moment, you know kids are ashamed to drops their pants in front of their parents more in front of a stranger.

I would sue the school no reason ever to asak kids to drop thier drawers

If it was done privately in a nurse's office with witnesses to make sure nothing odd or inappropriate happened it might be okay. As a parent, I would have wanted them to call me or at least let my kid call me before it happened. Were the young men traumatized? That would've been my biggest concern, as both a parent or a school official.

Hm, well I guess I would be a little angry. However don't they have a right to search their children? I'm not sure of all the laws..but children shouldn't be carrying illegal stuff to schol...so schools have the right to search...as for dropping pants..well I'm not sure and I agree it seems just a little crazy! Pablo

If one of them was my kid someone would be in major trouble, I'll guarantee you that. I'm usually all for discipline and enforcing the rules in schools but this is outrageous and goes way too far. I hope the parents of these boys have all hired a good attorney. Annie

I think that is very wrong! That is a total viloation of those kids privacy! If I had kids at something like this was done to them, I would be extremely upset!!! Are any of the parents charging the school with anything?

That is absurd and it is against the right of the child.They should just try to ask the parents.What if the same thing is done to these authorities?What would they feel?

good. i think they did the right thing. i support them did these. thanks

My 8th grade boy would have called me or insisted that the school call and if they refused they would have had to forcibly remove his clothing from him at which point I would own the friggin school. They have no right to remove a child's clothing and they have every responsibility to inform the parents.

I don't see where they have the right unless they get permission from the parents. If it were my child, everyone at that school would know me, but not in a good way. I would have been beyond mad.

that is so absurd how can they get away with it. It is one thing to search their pockets and backpacks but dropping their pants. no way. if they are going to something like that they should have a parent there. I don't think that that is legal to do in the first place.

It seems to me that schools have been doing things like this for years. The problem is that most of us might be outraged enough to talk about it here, but not to do anything else...unless it's our own kids. Shouldn't we be wanting to protect all kids? If we're outraged about something, shouldn't we contact the particular school and tell THEM?

Oh my god! I'm in the UK and you simply wouldn't hear of this (to the best of my knowledge) over here. The staff in schools aren't even allowed to be in changing rooms when kids are changing for physical ed etc. It goes against human rights in the biggest way possible. They should be arrested on the grounds of inappropriate behaviour. Parents should have been called in to deal with their own child. I'm disgusted.