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The Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Board of Trustees is committed to providing
a safe and secure environment for all students, staff, and visitors in order to maximize
learning opportunities. As such, the Board authorizes the Superintendent/designee to
use detection dogs affiliated with law enforcement when warranted and within the limits
of this policy for:
• a sweep, a planned deterrent and detection program;
• a search, which is based on reasonable suspicion or probable cause; or
• a demonstration or an educational program.
Guidelines
1. Detection dogs may be used on any District premises.
2. When detection dogs are used for a sweep the following conditions must be met
prior to the actual sweep.
a. An annual notification to affected groups.
b. An annual general inspection plan approved by the Superintendent /designee.
c. The plan will include:
1) the nature of the contraband sought (e.g. controlled substances, explosives);
2) the method employed to ensure a random selection process; and
3) the possible locations to be searched (e.g. lockers, parking lots).
DEFINITIONS:
Alert: A predetermined change of the detection dog's behavior, which is recognized by
the canine handler and would indicate the presence of the odor of the suspected
substance.
Contraband: Illegal or prohibited property, the possession of which is forbidden under
school policy or illegal under state or federal law. Contraband shall consist of, but is not
limited to, stolen property, pornography, alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and /or prescription
or nonprescription drugs designed to alter the feeling or behavior of an individual, or
drugs that appear to be any of the above.
Controlled substances: include, but are not limited to opiates, opium derivatives,
hallucinogenic, depressant, or stimulant substances, including cocaine, cannabis and
synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, any material, compound,
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mixture or preparation with substances having a depressant effect on the central
nervous system.
District premises: shall include but not be limited to buildings, facilities and ground on
the school campus, school busses, properties leased by the District and school parking
areas.
Search: a physical examination of a person's property or self with a view to the
discovery of contraband. In the school setting, including school sponsored activities
and events; a search is permissible where a school official has reasonable suspicion
based on the totality of the circumstances, for suspecting that the search will reveal
evidence that the student has violated either the law, district policy or the rules of the
school.
Sweep: the use of a trained detection dog according to a general inspection plan to
detect the odor of contraband. A sweep is distinct from a search in that it is minimally
intrusive to the individual, and does not require reasonable suspicion because it does
not include intrusion into areas or property in which an individual has a reasonable
expectation of privacy. However, the results of a sweep may generate the reasonable
suspicion needed for a school official to execute a legal search.
General inspection plan: a general inspection plan is one that is based on objective
criteria established in advance by the site administrator. The plan ensures a random
and unbiased selection of search locations. This random selection reduces the onus
upon those individuals whose property is searched as well as being a defense against
accusations of capricious or harassing selection by district officials. A general
inspection plan may include the use of drug detection dogs.
Adopted 09 -14 -2005 Reviewed Revised 10 -08 -2008
Cross - Reference: Prohibition of Weapons #3335
Safe and Secure Leaning /Working Environment #3555, 4305 and 5311
Drug Free School Zone #3300
Substance and Alcohol Abuse #3320
Searches and Seizure #3370
Searches and Seizure Procedure #3370P
Student Interviews #3375
Investigations and Arrests by Police #3377, 4410
Source Reference: Idaho School Search Resource Guide, Idaho Department of Education
Legal Reference: IC 18 -3302D Possessing weapons or firearms on school property
New Jersey v. TLO, 469 U.S. 325 (1985)
Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
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