London girl strip-searched at school to sue Met police

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A black girl student who was taken out of her school exam hall in London and strip-searched after being wrongly suspected of carrying drugs is suing the Met Police, according to a BBC report.</p>
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The 15-year-old, also known as Child Q, is also taking civil action against her school, the law firm Bhatt Murphy said.</p>
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Scotland Yard has apologised after a subsequent report found the search was unjustified and racism was "likely" to have been a factor.</p>
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During the incident, the girl was taken out of an exam to the school's medical room and strip-searched by two female Met police officers searching for cannabis.</p>
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Her intimate body parts were exposed and she was made to take off her sanitary towel, according to the review. No drugs were found, BBC reported.</p>
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The girl’s lawyers said she wanted "cast-iron commitments to ensure this never happens again".</p>
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In a statement, she said: "I want to thank the thousands of people across the world of all backgrounds who have offered me support – both publicly and through messages conveyed to my legal team – following everything I've been through.</p>
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Hundreds of people attended a protest organised at the police station.</p>
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According to media reports, the victim's mother told the safeguarding review that after the strip-search, her daughter had been "asked to go back into the exam" but no teacher bothered to ask about her welfare.</p>