[Aliantha]

She was searched by a nurse. Presumably a woman. What's the problem?

Something needs to be done about drugs in school. So it turned out to be nothing this time, but how bout next time when they do find cocain or heroin? Will there be any uproar then?

I don't agree with cavity searches. I think kids that're that serious about dealing drugs would do it outside of school hours, plus most school kids wouldn't want to buy something that came out of another students arsehole would they? (I'm sure there'd be a few though)

The issue here is dealing rather than users from what I can tell. If the school gets a report that a student came to school with 'pills', how should the school react? Let the kid have time to flush them or simply dump them on the floor when no one's looking? You know that's the common way to avoid a conviction right? If no one saw you drop the drugs you're standing on, ie. they can't prove you were the one holding them, they can't convict you.

If they thought my son had drugs in his posession I'd have no objection to a same sex teacher doing a strip search. If he had drugs on him, I'd be glad they found out because there's no way in hell I'd knowingly have my kid take drugs to school and he'd cop holy hell when he got home on top of whatever punishment the school and authorities could come up with too.

eta: The issue here is not about private property. It's about schools which are a public domain. Even if it's a private school, members of the public frequent the area making it a public place.