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Lawsuit against drug raids.


The American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution.  recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of 20 students who were allegedly terrorized by a SWAT team-style drug raid at Stratford High School Stratford High School may refer to:
  • Stratford High School (Connecticut) in Stratford, Connecticut http://www.stratford.k12.ct.us/our_schools/stratford_high/index.html
  • Stratford High School (Houston) in Houston, Texas http://ssh.springbranchisd.
 ha Columbia, S.C., last November.

A video from school surveillance tapes broadcast on national television showed police, with guns drawn, handcuffing students and forcing them to lie on the ground while drug dogs searched their belongings belongings
Noun, pl

the things that a person owns or has with him or her

Noun 1. belongings - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of
. No drugs were found and no charges were filed.

The lawsuit will charge school and police officials with violating students' right to be free from unlawful search and seizure search and seizure

In law enforcement, an exploratory investigation of a premises or a person and the taking into custody of property or an individual in the interest of gaining evidence of unlawful activity or guilt.
 and use of excessive force.
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Title Annotation:Update: education news from schools, businesses, research and government agencies
Publication:District Administration
Date:Feb 1, 2004
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