[NewHampshireDuo]

Just getting the kids used to the police state.

This has also been covered in the Courier Gazette (Rockland) and the Bangor Daily News. This article is the most complete.

[raybbr]

Parents are voluntarily putting their children into a prison like lifestyle.

[txnativegop]

While some parents and students condemned the incident on online social networking, Thompson said she had not personally heard any concerns from parents. "I think that if anything, they're very supportive that we're being proactive," she said. "We're not invasive and all students have to comply. Usually parents are thankful." RSU 13 School Board Chair Steve Roberts brushed off student civil liberties concerns. Thompson wouldn't hear the complaints even if the parents screamed. She claims non-invasiveness while some cop rifles through a kid's bag. If the child must comply; then the 4th amendment does not apply to them, when was that ruling made? Mr. Roberts just ignored the concerns raised about this? How?

[Veggie Todd]

Principal Renee Thompson said that although there have not been any specific drug problems at the school, she organized the raid by the Rockland Police along with the Knox and Lincoln County Sheriff's Departments in an effort to "send the message...

We don't have any specific info on what is in Ms. Thompson's house and vehicle, but let's send in the cops to see what they find....

[Mears]

Old lady here.

When I grew up we had no rights-—just obeyed the rules.

Very orderly schools in those days.

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

I think a surprise raid on Renee's domicile would be in order, in the name of "fairness."

Renee doesn't have anything against "fairness," does she?

[G Larry]

What’s with all of the whining?

Who thinks kids should be able to stash anything in their lockers?

This isn’t about strip searching!

[Cicero]

Actually, while I’m far from happy with public schools in general, I think they have a right to have a zero drug policy, and that the police have a right to search the school for drugs if the town government approves.

Also, if you read the article, the police seem to have taken extreme care to be considerate of the students and not to violate their rights.

I can’t say I’m entirely happy about this kind of thing, but I think there are plenty of other things the ACLU could object to before this.

[Iron Munro]

So they have thrown Demon Tobacco into the mix as the equal of dope, heroin, crack, cocaine and crystal meth.

Is there any wonder that kids can’t make informed value judgement calls with ‘educators’ like this?

[arthurus]

If your kids are more to you than a drag on your social life, more than a fad that has become a drag, more than aliens which you are forced to shelter and feed-

you home school them or put them in private or parochial school. You keep them out of government schools. Public school is child abuse and legally dangerous for children and parents.

[cloudmountain]

Sounds to me like another ATTORNEY-paradise.
THEY will be richer and the rest of the groups will eat dirt.

And then, in another year or so, we'll see a depiction of this on some version of Law and Order, SVU or OTHER equally fake department of the NYPD.

[soupbone1]

I wonder how many teachers were scrambling to find a place to stash there drugs.

[who knows what evil?]

In order to pass the test, the dogs simply had to detect nothing. But out of 144 runs, that only happened 21 times, which amounted to an 85-percent failure rate.

Those dogs are borderline worthless.

[Chode]

"At that time, an order was given over the school's intercom system for students to place all of their personal belongings"

i guess it's OK for the teachers to do it, just not students...

[from occupied ga]

[upchuck]

Home school ping.

[xrmusn]

In lieu of all the teacher / student clandestine relationships that come up throughout the school year, it would be a shame if a ‘concerned’ parent asked the Police to check on the nasty rumor that Ms Thomson may be having an affair with a student.
“I have no absolute proof, just heard kids talking etc and a lot of snickering when her name is mentioned.”
“Am sure this is nothing but I would sleep better if I knew it wasn’t true”.

Of course, if this was the ‘first’ story ‘WE’ would be on ‘her’ side BUT seeing as how she instituted this BS, maybe a little turnabout is ‘fair play”.

[Nuc 1.1]

Zero Tolerance. The policy you have when it hurts too much to think.

[terycarl]

The school building belongs to the state or local community, the lockers belong to the same entity, the parking lot is also theirs....they are searching their own property....for the protection of those who use it....What’s the problem??

[bert]

It sounds like a rational policy to prevent the rockland school from becoming a Baltimore or Philadelphia school

[21twelve]

“...the 45-minute search only yielded one hit - tobacco in a student’s backpack....”

Either they need new dogs, or we need new student’s where my kids go to school!