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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
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In an effort to control drug use in school, the Rappahannock school board will seek the help of canine narcotic sniffers to ferret out illegal substances at the county high school.
As part of the long debated drug policy approved at last Tuesday’s meeting, the school board directed superintendent William Bloomer to contact the he^d of the U. S. Custom Servire training center in Frontj Royal and request thaf narcotic detection dogs periodically check RCHS for drugs.
The motion read by Robert Eastham emphasized that no prior notice of the random inspections will be given to school board members, administrators or faculty. RCHS principal Dennis Wingfield is to warn students only that drug dogs will make inspection visits periodically throughout the term.
The stated aim of the revised drug policy is to keep drugs and alcohol out of the public schools and “away from developing young people.” The policy specifically states that use or possession of alcohol on school grounds and buses or at.school-sponsored functions is to be treated in the same manner as non-alcoholic drugs.
According to the new policy, students caught with drugs or alcohol or suspected of being under the influence of either are to be suspended from school pending action by the board. A subsequent "due process" hearing relating to the drug policy violation will be held in executive meeting unless the * student involved requests action in open session. At the hearing, the student will be confronted with evidence and allowed to present a defense.
All drug and alcohol violations will be reported to the Rappahannock Sheriffs Department, under the new policy.
In addition, state police offices in Culpeper are to be notified of cases involving possession and distribution of “controlled substances” after the school board, at a due process hearing, has determined that a drug policy violation has occurred. Records, including the name of the state policy officer contacted and the time of the eall, are to be kept by the principal.
The policy also states that the superintendent and parents will be “quickly” informed of all drug and alcohol incidents.
Drug searches of persons, vehicles, lockers and desks are to be conducted only in the presence of witness. Individuals who refuse to
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