Cops searched teachers cars for drugs where my friend teaches.

[arcadian]

Went by with the drug dogs to every single car in the parking lot, including teachers. Said they forced several teachers to open their cars up and let them search their cars. Though no drugs were found. One teacher asked if they were going to make an announcement over the loud speaker that they didn't find any drugs in her car, after the whole school witnessed her going out there and the cars being searched. A lot of teachers were pissed. Fucking Police State U.S.A.

[ieoeja]

1. Did they search the students' cars too?

Were the teachers okay with that?

Next question is, who gets to search the cops? Because I've known a lot of cops in my life. And to date drug usage among the cops I have known is 100%.

[arcadian]

5. Both students and teachers cars.

Not every car was searched but they went by every car with the dogs. Several student and teacher's cars were searched.

[TahitiNut]

2. Is there a posting for that "Fourth-Amendment-Free Zone"??

:grr: :puke:

[1monster]

10. In every school I've been in (at least twelve) there are signs all over the place that

students' lockers, backpacks, persons, and cars can be searched (due to the Supreme Court ruling during Reagan's tenure in the White House that the Fourth Amendment did not apply to students in schools).

However, I've never seen teachers or their possessions searched.

Always, when the police officer brings the drug dog into classes I'm in, he has directed the dog away from me (although, I'm sure that if I had drugs -- never do -- the drug dog would have been able to sniff them out. The student desks are close together and close to the teacher desk.)

Sounds to me like the drug dog handlers were making a point or a power play or both.

(Most schools have faculty parking on the opposite side of the school from student parking for many reasons.)

[ProgressiveProfessor]

15. I believe that scent dogs do not require a warrant on or off school property

[Sequoia]

3. Were there search warrants?

Never mind, I think not.

[rollingrock]

4. Wow, sounds like illegal search

what was the reason for it? where did this take place exactly?

I would notify the media about it.

[taterguy]

7. Car was parked on school property. They can do what they want

Which is yet another reason to bike places. :)

[rollingrock]

9. So you forfeit your constituitonal rights

once you become a state or federal employee? Gee, I didn't know that.

[taterguy]

11. When I was in high school you had to sign a waiver to get a parking permit

So I just parked on the street

[ProgressiveProfessor]

14. No, quite legal actually. Refusing could be grounds for dismissal

Not that I agree with any of the above... but its "for the children"

[pierre790]

6. I'm Sick Of This Shit

The cops and this entire police state country need to be dealt with....

[slackmaster]

8. I think what a person keeps in his or her locked car is none of the employer's business

They have no right to frisk your body. They have no right to search your car.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x201932

[onethatcares]

12. every government employee, from the President on down

should have to test for drugs. That way there is no favoritism shown to anyone, or the other side of the coin. NO ONE HAS TO TEST FOR DRUGS DUE TO EMPLOYMENT.

Which do you prefer?

[spin]

13. The police have more authority...

than the employer.

Usually schools have signs posted that state that all cars parked in the lot are subject to search.

The teachers could have refused to allow the search, but probably the police would have obtained a warrant.