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Drug Searches In Schools
Some school districts in the United States that allow police officers to search student's property with drug-sniffing dogs have support and criticism. I believe that these searches are beneficial to the schools. They may provide a sense of security to both students and staff as well as a form of holding students accountable for their actions. Random unannounced visits may be looked at as unfair to some people. Some may say that the random searches are invading student's personal property. They may also say that it is unfair to students to not know when the searches are scheduled. In my opinion, the searches are random for exactly that reason: so that students cannot prepare. Any high school has some form of illegal activity going on in it and
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