Notes on Canine Detection Expansion

Q: # of kids we are catching incidentally:

-Roughly 43 students self-reporting with Kjirstin (62 total referrrals)
(not reflective of all grades)
-37 total suspension 3! "se#$ossession(including students
withdrawn)% 2 distri&ute#sell
-appro'( 3) of student population
-!) of all discipline
-3*) of suspensions (discovered &y coincidence)
-2 suspensions were dog related
Q: Type of events surrounding drugs
-students &ringing weapons (for protection)
-adults and non-enrolled students co+ing here or lingering around
arrival and release ti+es
-violence or ro&&ery
-drugs#paraphenalia found
-students using while driving
Q: How we handle hits false +'s?
, -its.
/() 0&serve the area and watch for the dog to assu+e posture (very
different fro+ interest in food or other ite+s)
2() 1ollect any +aterial in co++on area or search loc2er if interest
is in a loc2er
3() 3iew ca+era footage if availa&le in that area
4() 4nterview students and staff deteri+ined &y ownership of loc2er
or property% student state+ents% or video footage
!() 5eter+ine conse6uences or docu+ent situation
ie( 7(8( car search
"nsu&stantiated
/() 0&serve the area and watch for the dog to assu+e posture (very
different fro+ interest in food or other ite+s)
2() 3iew ca+era footage if availa&le in that area
3() 4f no che+icals are found% docu+ent location
4() 9e do not +ove forward with conse6uences
ie( :3 &athroo+
;alse $ositives
/() have not seen any false hits since 4 have &een here
2() if we are una&le to su&stantiate ,hits.% we do not +ove forward
with conse6uences
Q: How disruptivehow !uch ti!e?
<i2e any new progra+% the first few searches +ay ta2e longer( ;ro+
a search standpoint% we would do our &est to stay within a !-= +in(
ti+efra+e( >o help reduce disruptions following the search we would
consider these steps
/() :n infor+ational video to start of the year to infor+ students of
a typical search day (4 &elieve 9ay?ata has used this)
2() 8aintaining the sa+e procedures for all classes to +ini+i?e
confusion
3() 8ini+i?e the nu+&er of classroo+s searched per visit to
respect instructional ti+e (4-= roo+s# visit was suggested for
our &uilding
Q: Teachers that are identified if dog indicates
9e would auto+atic refer to -R and allow the+ to follow policy(
Q: "hat su#stances can the dogs indicate?
Q: How do the students currently feel?
8i'ed( 8ost recent @cho articles appears generally supportive(
Ao+e student co++ent on current dogs in hallways as a jo2e% so+e
shared that they arenBt even really aware when dogs are present% so+e
thin2 it should &e increased(
Q: "hat if there is a reasona#le suspicion a#out a class or person?
Reasona&le suspicion guides all of our searches here at the senior
high( 4f there are indicators of odor% paraphernalia% video footage%
&ehavior associated fro+ usageC we +ove forward with an interview
of the student(s)( 7ot all cases of reasona&le suspicion result in
suspension(
Q: $o!!unity drug usage?
%&ccording to the !ost recent '( student survey)
>hin2 it is a pro&le+ D
8 ;
/2
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!!) 36)
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4/) 42)
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"sed &oth alcohol and +arijuana D
2*(!)
/2
34(!)
"sed +arijuana and hashish /* E
(in last /2 +onths)
D
8 ;
/2
8 ;
=) /*) /D) 23)
"sed :lcohol or other drugs
during school
D
4)
/2
/3)
"sed :lcohol or other drugs
&efore school
D
6)
/2
/2(!)
Q: Has there #een any legal challenges and do the outco!es provide any
guidance?