Kentucky:
A couple in Kentucky said on Wednesday they wanted the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to change how it screened children after their 6-year-old daughter was frisked at the New Orleans airport.
Selena Drexel said that the family was returning home from a vacation earlier this month when their daughter Anna was selected for a pat-down.
The couple posted a video of the search on YouTube. It shows a female TSA agent patting down the child and explaining the procedure to the girl and her parents.
The screener says that she will use the back of her hands on sensitive areas and will "put my hand in the waistband."
Drexel told The Associated Press in an interview on Wednesday that her daughter began to cry after the search and said, "I'm sorry mommy. I don't know what I did wrong."
Drexel said her daughter had since moved on and was showing no ill effects from the incident.
Drexel said she believes such searches are inappropriate for children because they're usually told not to let adults touch them in sensitive areas.
She also said that federal airport screeners wouldn't tell her why they were frisking her 6-year-old daughter.
In a statement, the Transportation Security Administration says the officer followed proper procedure but that the agency is reviewing its screening policies for "low-risk populations, such as young passengers."
Selena Drexel said that the family was returning home from a vacation earlier this month when their daughter Anna was selected for a pat-down.
The couple posted a video of the search on YouTube. It shows a female TSA agent patting down the child and explaining the procedure to the girl and her parents.
The screener says that she will use the back of her hands on sensitive areas and will "put my hand in the waistband."
Drexel told The Associated Press in an interview on Wednesday that her daughter began to cry after the search and said, "I'm sorry mommy. I don't know what I did wrong."
Drexel said her daughter had since moved on and was showing no ill effects from the incident.
Drexel said she believes such searches are inappropriate for children because they're usually told not to let adults touch them in sensitive areas.
She also said that federal airport screeners wouldn't tell her why they were frisking her 6-year-old daughter.
In a statement, the Transportation Security Administration says the officer followed proper procedure but that the agency is reviewing its screening policies for "low-risk populations, such as young passengers."
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