Police Allegedly Find Pot During Locker Search
A 17-year-old student was arrested for possession of a small amount of marijuana at Saucon Valley High School on Sept. 23, according to a Lower Saucon Police Department press release.
A 17-year-old female student from Hellertown was arrested and charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana following a drug search at Saucon Valley High School Sept. 23, Lower Saucon Township police reported in a press release issued Friday, Sept. 30.
According to police, at 8:30am on Sept. 23 police utilized their K-9 unit to conduct a drug search of lockers at the high school.
Charges against the student have been filed with Northampton County Juvenile Probation, police said.
Ianza Torres
9:10 am on Saturday, October 1, 2011
No. The Juvenile who committed the crime is being punished already, no need to punish the rest of the student body. It's unfortunate that she made a poor decision but hopefully she will learn from this experience. My question is: was there any legal basis for the search to be conducted in the first place? when it comes to searches in school, where does a persons rights get thrown out the window? This juvenile still has rights and should lawyer up pretty fast. I hope the school continues to take precaution and stand their ground when it comes to zero tolerance on Drugs on school premises.
Michael
1:43 pm on Saturday, October 1, 2011
Ya, why should we teach them to be responsible for anything if everyone else is doing it then it must be ok?? I think "zero tolerance" says it all.