Final answer:
A strip search is not authorized to establish reasonable suspicion because it violates the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches.
Step-by-step explanation:
The use of a strip search is not authorized to establish reasonable suspicion. In the case New Jersey v. T. L. O. (1985), it was determined that public school officials can use the less strict standard of reasonable suspicion instead of probable cause when conducting searches. However, strip searches are considered to be invasive and violate the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches.
Reasonable suspicion is a lower standard than probable cause and requires law enforcement or school officials to have specific, articulable facts that would lead them to reasonably suspect that a person has engaged in or is engaging in criminal activity. Strip searches, on the other hand, involve physically removing a person's clothing to search for evidence. They are considered to be highly intrusive and can only be conducted in very specific, limited circumstances such as when there is an immediate threat to safety or to prevent the destruction of evidence in a serious crime.