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Closed petition Ban the use of strip search in schools

No child should be strip searched while at school. If there are valid reasons to suspect a child needs to be searched then the child, their parents/guardian/carer and a safeguarding officer should be taken to a station where a safeguarding assessment is done before any search is undertaken.

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Date closed 6 October 2022
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Closed petition Ban the use of strip search in schools