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Philly School May Toughen Drug Search Policy

Concerns about teens and drugs are prompting a Philadelphia suburb to consider employing drug-sniffing dogs to search local schools. The Hatboro-Horsham school board is contemplating the move, after acknowledging that locker searches havent help stem the tide of drug use among adolescents.
[Curtis] Griffin and [Dennis] Williams proposed that Hatboro-Horsham hire a private company to conduct random dog searches of students lockers, backpacks and cars at least four times per year. Williams said he would provide the company with days that would be off-limits, like PSSA testing days. [Source: The Intelligencer]
The dogs would search for alcohol, illegal drugs, and even gun powder and explosives. Local police would be present during the searches, but only to collect any evidence that might be found. Theres currently no time table to implementing the new searches.

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