Cal. Codes » Education Code / TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION / DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES / PART 27. PUPILS / CHAPTER 6. Pupil Rights and Responsibilities / ARTICLE 8. Searches by School Employees
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Cal. Education Code § 49050 (2026)

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No school employee shall conduct a search that involves:

(a)Conducting a body cavity search of a pupil manually or with an instrument.

(b)Removing or arranging any or all of the clothing of a pupil to permit a visual inspection of the underclothing, breast, buttocks, or genitalia of the pupil.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1992–2008 · leading case: Redding v. Safford Unified Sch. Dist. No. 1, 531 F.3d 1071 (9th Cir. 2008).
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Redding v. Safford Unified Sch. Dist. No. 1, 531 F.3d 1071 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “See CAL. EDUC. CODE § 49050; IOWA CODE § 808 A.”
Redding v. Safford Unified Sch. Dist. (9th Cir. 2008). “See CAL. EDUC. CODE § 49050; IOWA CODE § 808A.”
Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (1992). “Education Code section 49050 provides: Prohibited searches No school employee shall conduct a search that involves: (a) Conducting a body cavity search of a pupil manually or with an instrument.”
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