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MONTREAL — The lawyer representing the family of a 15-year-old girl who was strip-searched at a Quebec City high school says they intend to take the school board to court.

Lawyer Francois David Bernier says the high school misinterpreted government guidelines on searching students and humiliated his client.

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The incident sparked outrage across the country after the girl told a local paper she felt violated by the search one week ago. The school proceeded with the search after officials suspected her of selling drugs.

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No less an authority than the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Canadian school officials — administrators and teachers — have the right to search the possessions, and even the persons, of students under their care. If there are reasonable grounds to believe that a student may be violating school rules, or, more seriously, may pose a risk to the safety and security of a school, their lockers, bags and clothing may be searched.