-Caveat Lector- .............................................................. >From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed] Note: We store 100's of related "conspiracy posts" at: http://www.msen.com/~lloyd/oldprojects/recentmail.html From: "Scott Dykstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [smashthestate] random searches of students' vehicles (Gastonia) Date: Thursday, September 07, 2000 6:34 AM -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~> Click for more information on how eGroups members save with beMANY! http://click.egroups.com/1/8025/8/_/525270/_/968322865/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Published: Wednesday, September 6, 2000 3:09 a.m. EDT Gaston school board approves random searches of students' vehicles GASTONIA (AP) -- The Gaston County school board has approved random searches of students' vehicles for weapons and drugs in a new safety effort that one legal expert said may not pass constitutional muster. School board members on Tuesday briefly discussed potential legal problems stemming from searching students' vehicles without just cause before unanimously approving the measure, believed to be the first of its kind in North Carolina. The searches will begin as soon as area principals explain the new policy to staff members. Students will be chosen for the random searches by computer. School board attorney Julia Shovelin assured board members that it was within the school district's rights to conduct the searches. "There is no right to park at school," she said. "Parking is a privilege." If a student refuses to allow a search of his or her vehicle, he or she will lose the privilege to park at school. School safety experts and district officials say they know of no other district in the state that performs random searches of student cars without cause. At most high schools, officials check cars by looking through the windows or by having drug-sniffing dogs walk through the school parking lot, said Joanne McDaniel, assistant director of the Center for the Prevention of School Violence in Raleigh. Random locker searches are also common, as is the use of metal detectors at school entrances. Gaston County high schools use both techniques to screen for weapons. Arnold Loewy, a law professor specializing in criminal procedure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said last week that the search policy likely would not withstand a court challenge. Shovelin said school officials wanted to add random car searches to the random locker searches and drug tests already allowed under school policy because of recent incidents at local high schools. Two loaded handguns were found in a student's car at Hunter Huss High School on Friday, and an unloaded handgun was confiscated from a student's car at Bessemer City High School Aug. 29. "What we want to make sure of is that we don't go after kids for minor infractions; we're after the guns," Shovelin said. A letter from Superintendent Ed Sadler informing parents about the new policy was to be sent home with students Wednesday. The letter states that law enforcement officials will be notified when guns or illegal drugs are found in a student's car. School Board member Jim Davison said he is worried about items other than drugs or weapons that might be found during the searches. Shovelin said some items will not be reported to police. "Mr. Davison, we're not going to be turning over the Playboy magazines," she said. But parents will be notified, she said, adding that cigarettes and alcohol also would be reported to parents. Board member May Robinson said random searches are a good idea. "I think it's sad that we have come to this point in the United States in our schools," she added. 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