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. - - Presse Canadienne - --- MAP posted-by: Matt