The justices in January accepted the Safford school district case for review . Justices will decide if campus gives administrators greater discretion . A federal appeals court found the search `` traumatizing '' and illegal . Administrators strip - searched one student , James , looking for weapons . The court could now be asked to clarify the extent of student - strip searches .
The justices in January accepted the Safford school district case for review . Justices will decide if campus gives administrators greater discretion . Administrators strip - searched one student , James , looking for weapons . The court could now be asked to clarify the extent of student - strip searches .