22 middle school girls were allegedly strip searched over a missing $50 bill, according to a lawsuit

A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges that a group of 22 middle sixth-grade girls atLanier Middle School in Houston, Texas,were strip-searched when $50 went missing during the 2012-2013 school year.A school police officer "suggested that girls like to hide things in their bras and panties" and had the nurse execute the search.No money was found.The suit was originally filed in 2014, but at the time it was dismissed because it "failed to make a claim," according toKTRK-TV."The school district respects the Fifth Circuit's ruling and is determining next steps,"a representative for theHouston Independent School District said in a statement to INSIDER.A federal civil rights lawsuit which alleges that a group of sixth-grade girls atLanier Middle School in Houston, Texas,were strip-searched when $50 went missing during the 2012-2013 school year willhave another chance in court, as ABC-affiliatedKTRK-TV first reported.The lawsuit, which was filed against the Houston Independent School Districtby the mothers of two of the girls in the class, claims that an assistant principal at the school forced a group of 22 girls in a sixth-grade choir class to undergo a strip-search when $50 went missing.When the missing money didn't resurface after an initial search, a school police officer aiding with the investigation,"suggested that girls like to hide things in their bras and panties" and had the nurse execute the search, the lawsuit alleges.According to the lawsuit, the female school nurse strip-searched each girl, one-by-onesomething their parents were never told about, contrary to the girls' wishes.The missing $50 was never located.The suit was originally filed in 2014, but was dismissed because it "failed to make a claim," according toKTRK-TV.But last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal and remanded the case back to the district court for further proceedings."The school district respects the Fifth Circuit's ruling and is determining next steps,"a representative for theHouston Independent School District said in a statement to INSIDER. Sign up here to get INSIDER's favorite stories straight to your inbox.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: This poster challenges you to read 100 books
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