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Strip search of teen leads to lawsuit against school

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    Teen accused of having drugs sues Missouri school district after she claims she was threatened to prove her innocence by exposing herself

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Strip search after another student falsely accuses -- having drugs at high school.

That's -- announced sixteen year old girl and her mother -- in a lawsuit filed against -- school district.

Better pull up her shirt and her ball.

In front of two people that.

She -- you know to see if anything more than her -- they found nothing.

And the Tennessee -- says her daughter was threatened -- coerced to prove her innocence by exposing herself to the school nurse and vice principal.

Its announcement to.

Exposing herself to them that they was and take her out.

At school in handcuffs.

And because it was a Friday that she would not see -- judge until Monday to be released.

She says because of the experience her daughter hasn't returned to school.

And will only leave the house for counseling.

-- emotional train wreck coming humiliation.

-- -- he's been violated.

She is not doesn't trust people.

She's embarrassed she's -- -- but in a statement to fox for the superintendent of schools says the district has a policy prohibiting strip searches by school officials.

And says that in no time was the girl asked to nor did she remove any clothing I want -- school to admit that they were wrong the district has filed a motion to dismiss the suit.

But -- says she's not giving up and is asking for more than 75000.

Dollars in damages I'm not backing down and neither is he I'm not going anywhere.

This is my kid.