Surrender Monkey Friday: ACLU Loves The Drugs In Schools
Surrender is thinking that he should get a job in the school system, that way he can relive his hippie glory days, as well as protect his stash
The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut is calling on the town school board to end its policy of allowing police dogs to sniff student lockers and school parking lots for drugs.
In a letter sent this week to Superintendent Kevin D. Case, the group’s legal director, Jon Matthews, argued that “there are better ways to keep students safe than suspicion-less drug sweeps.” The push for student safety, Matthews wrote, “should not come at the expense of students’ rights.”
I wasn’t aware of any right to have illegal drugs on school property. Bet you $100 the ACLU would be A-OK if the search was for those evil guns.
Members of the Kanawha County Commission voted to support the county school board’s drug testing policy even though the decision might land them in court.
Seth DiStefano of the American Civil Liberties Union urged county officials not to back such wide-sweeping drug tests. He also urged them not to rush to judgment on expanding the county’s existing drug policy. Carper wants to test more county employees, including those who handle large sums of money or are in charge of sensitive information.
God forbid (woops, the ACLU might sue me for inserting that word in an article about them!) that teachers be exposed to random drug tests. It’s not like they are in any sort of important or influential position to children.
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Posted by William Teach on December 5, 2008 10:21 am
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Are you kidding me? Students have no rights on school grounds, when it comes to drug sweeps. Anything on school property is under the care of school officials.
I agree you shouldn’t do strip searches on the body of the students, but looking through lockers, vehicles on school grounds, Yes.
Typical ACLU tactic. The school’s policy is legally defensible, but the ACLU’s intention is to intimidate them with the thought of having to spend money to defend it. The school board should sick to their guns.
The push for student safety, Matthews wrote, “should not come at the expense of students’ rights.”
And of course they offer no solution for safety. I’ll be sure to point out to my neighbor that his dog is in violation of my right not to be smelled.
I’ve referenced your post in Education Blogwatch