Drug dogs cost schools thousands
Some Manawatu schools are paying for private dog services to ensure schools are kept drug-free, at a cost of $1500 a time. Sheese, look at all the books that would buy!
Palmerston North Boys' High School conducts up to seven searches a year. $1500 x7= $10 500
What?!? man-o-man, drugs do pay. It makes an ass of the law, doesn't it?
There is no funding available and the Ministry of Education offers no guidelines for schools to follow. Boys' High rector Tim O'Connor said he wrote to the ministry to request funding, but -was declined. GOOD !
"I think this is an indictment on the ministry - they don't know what's happening in the real world," Mr O'Connor said. "How do they expect us to have a safe and healthy environment for students? I don't make any apology for taking a hard line. Drugs are not accepted."
Did you know that booting kids out of school is the worse thing to do! What are they going to do while "at home"? So they are kicked out of sports, and all the ties they have... Don't you think that schools should be more "educate-ful?
Students found with drugs are stood down.
The education ministry doesn't endorse drug searches in schools, spokesman Vince Cholewa said. He advises schools to seek legal advice if they do decide on searches. Mr Cholewa said only police have a right to search a school if drugs are suspected. That will really help kids have friendly relationships with their neighbourhood constable.
"Teachers aren't above the law," he said. Yes, because even teachers smoke dope!
"The ministry is not a law-enforcement agency, (therefore) we don't have guidelines about drug searches."
Random drug searches, despite the name, require much planning, Queen Elizabeth College acting principal Mary Zambazos said. Why don't you spend your time doing other things !!
"Drug searches are a grey area in schools," she said. "We prefer to use the police (to search), then all our legal obligations are met." Yup, pass the bucket! but I know what they mean...
Students who have been stood down must agree to a drug test before returning to school, Mrs Zambazos said. Well it takes 30 days for cannabis to leave the body, so that means, stood down for at least 30 days.... So what do the kids do instead? Yes, take other drugs that don't stay in their system.. something more harmful. Great way to manage this problem!
Some city schools employ Auckland-based company (.) (why give more publicity to them?) , to conduct searches.
Owned by former police officers, the company provides and trains specialist dogs in a range of areas including drugs, explosives, firearms, searching and tracking.
Mr O'Connor said using a private company is less alarmist than using the police. But they WERE the police!!
Once drugs are found and students questioned, schools have a legal obligation to involve parents or guardians, Freyberg High School principal Mike McMenamin said.
"Schools have policies in place to deal with these situations and anyone can ask to see it."
Palmerston North police youth aid officer Sergeant Peter Knight said police, on average, search a school a month for drugs. This is at the request of the school.
"We have to have good cause to suspect drugs, then police can enforce a search under the Misuse of Drugs Act." Ya man... just a whiff, a? They'll say anything to enforce this Act!
However, many searches yield nothing, Sgt Knight said. So the school that spends $10,500 a year should save their money, is that what they are saying?
What they ARE saying is that this article is just scare-mongering... bloody media ! making something out of nothing!
Palmerston North Boys' High School conducts up to seven searches a year. $1500 x7= $10 500
What?!? man-o-man, drugs do pay. It makes an ass of the law, doesn't it?
There is no funding available and the Ministry of Education offers no guidelines for schools to follow. Boys' High rector Tim O'Connor said he wrote to the ministry to request funding, but -was declined. GOOD !
"I think this is an indictment on the ministry - they don't know what's happening in the real world," Mr O'Connor said. "How do they expect us to have a safe and healthy environment for students? I don't make any apology for taking a hard line. Drugs are not accepted."
Did you know that booting kids out of school is the worse thing to do! What are they going to do while "at home"? So they are kicked out of sports, and all the ties they have... Don't you think that schools should be more "educate-ful?
Students found with drugs are stood down.
The education ministry doesn't endorse drug searches in schools, spokesman Vince Cholewa said. He advises schools to seek legal advice if they do decide on searches. Mr Cholewa said only police have a right to search a school if drugs are suspected. That will really help kids have friendly relationships with their neighbourhood constable.
"Teachers aren't above the law," he said. Yes, because even teachers smoke dope!
"The ministry is not a law-enforcement agency, (therefore) we don't have guidelines about drug searches."
Random drug searches, despite the name, require much planning, Queen Elizabeth College acting principal Mary Zambazos said. Why don't you spend your time doing other things !!
"Drug searches are a grey area in schools," she said. "We prefer to use the police (to search), then all our legal obligations are met." Yup, pass the bucket! but I know what they mean...
Students who have been stood down must agree to a drug test before returning to school, Mrs Zambazos said. Well it takes 30 days for cannabis to leave the body, so that means, stood down for at least 30 days.... So what do the kids do instead? Yes, take other drugs that don't stay in their system.. something more harmful. Great way to manage this problem!
Some city schools employ Auckland-based company (.) (why give more publicity to them?) , to conduct searches.
Owned by former police officers, the company provides and trains specialist dogs in a range of areas including drugs, explosives, firearms, searching and tracking.
Mr O'Connor said using a private company is less alarmist than using the police. But they WERE the police!!
Once drugs are found and students questioned, schools have a legal obligation to involve parents or guardians, Freyberg High School principal Mike McMenamin said.
"Schools have policies in place to deal with these situations and anyone can ask to see it."
Palmerston North police youth aid officer Sergeant Peter Knight said police, on average, search a school a month for drugs. This is at the request of the school.
"We have to have good cause to suspect drugs, then police can enforce a search under the Misuse of Drugs Act." Ya man... just a whiff, a? They'll say anything to enforce this Act!
However, many searches yield nothing, Sgt Knight said. So the school that spends $10,500 a year should save their money, is that what they are saying?
What they ARE saying is that this article is just scare-mongering... bloody media ! making something out of nothing!
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