Pubdate: Mon, 20 Feb 2017
Source: Montreal Gazette (CN QU)
Copyright: 2017 Postmedia Network Inc.
Contact:  http://www.montrealgazette.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/274
Author: Presse Canadienne
Page: A7

SCHOOL SETTLES LAWSUIT OVER STRIP SEARCH

The mother of a teenage girl who was subjected to a strip search at
l'Ecole secondaire de Neufchatel has dropped a lawsuit requesting
damages of $383,000 against the Quebec City school board and the
school's administration.

A settlement was reached between the parties early this month, Le
Soleil reports. The civil court case was scheduled to begin Feb. 20
before Judge Daniel Dumais of the Superior Court.

The girl's mother obtained the consent of the school board to drop the
case without being subjected to any fees after two years and multiple
judiciary procedures. The lawyers of both parties confirmed the
settlement, but were unwilling to provide reasons.

The principal of Neufchatel summoned the 15-year-old to her office on
Feb. 12, 2015, because she suspected the girl had been selling drugs
in the school.

After searching her locker, the principal demanded the girl undress
completely behind a curtain so her clothes could be searched. No drugs
were found. The girl was suspended, then changed schools.

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