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January 25, 2019

New York School Denies That Four Black Girls Were Strip-Searched
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In Binghamton, New York, school district officials are denying reports
that four 12-year-old African-American girls were strip-searched by a
middle school nurse and assistant principal after they allegedly acted
"giddy" during a school lunch. The school district's denial came after
200 people packed a school board meeting Tuesday evening to condemn the
alleged incident, which they said left the four girls feeling humiliated
and traumatized. The school board acknowledges the girls were detained
on suspicion of possessing drugs-a suspicion that it admits was
unfounded-but denies the girls were strip-searched.


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