Safford Unified School District

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Safford Unified School District
Address
734 11th Street Safford , Arizona 85546 United States
Information
Type	Public
Superintendent	Mr. Ken VanWinkle
Grades	K-12
Nickname	SUSD
Website	Safford USD Home Page

The Safford Unified School District is the school district that serves the City of Safford, Arizona and some minor outlying areas.

Headquarters[]

The SUSD Headquarters (District office) is located adjacent to the Safford Middle School campus.

Transportation[]

SUSD Transportation (often called the Bus Barn) is responsible for the transportation of all district students. The SUSD Transportation division's main facility is located across from Safford High School.

Facilities[]

The Safford Unified School District operates and maintains six schools.

Elementary (Grades K-6)[]

• Lafe Nelson Elementary School (LNS)
• Ruth Powell Elementary School (RPS)
• Dorothy Stinson Elementary School (DSS)

Middle Schools (Grades 7-8)[]

• Safford Middle School(SMS)

High Schools (Grades 9-12)[]

• Safford High School (SHS)
• Mt. Graham High School (MGHS)

Other facilities[]

• Safford Center for the Arts (CFA)
• SUSD District Office (RAC)

Mascot[]

The mascot for all Safford schools (with the exception being Mt. Graham High School) is the Bulldog.

Legal Cases[]

Safford Unified School District v. Redding, a case involving the strip search of Savana Redding, a 13-year-old student of Safford Middle School, reached the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009. She was suspected of distributing prescription-strength Ibuprofen pills due to the accusation of another student found with pills, although no pills were found.^[1] The Supreme Court found that the search violated the Fourth Amendment, but qualified immunity foreclosed the suit against the individual defendants; the Court remanded the decision as to Safford's liability to the lower courts.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Safford Unified Schools Home Page
• Safford Unified Schools Information
• Savanna Redding Supreme Court Case

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Coordinates: 32°49′24″N 109°42′53″W / 32.82333°N 109.71472°W / 32.82333; -109.71472