Use of Drug-Detection Dogs
Drug-detection dogs shall not be used in rooms occupied by persons except for demonstration purposes, with the handler present. When used for demonstration purposes, the dog shall be separated from the students and not allowed to sniff any individual.
Prior to conducting an inspection, students shall be asked to leave the room that will be subject to the canine sniff. No student shall be forced to leave personal items behind for inspection, unless school officials have reasonable suspicion to search the item.
Only the dog's official handler shall determine what constitutes an alert by the dog. If the dog alerts on a particular item or place, the student having the use of that item or place, or responsibility for it, shall be called to witness the search. If a dog alerts on a locked vehicle, the student who brought the vehicle onto district property shall be asked to unlock it for inspection.
(cf. 5131.6 - Alcohol and Other Drugs)
(cf. 5144.1 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process)
Notifications
At the beginning of each school year and upon enrollment, the Superintendent or designee shall inform students and parents/guardians about the District's policies and procedures for searches, including notice regarding:
1. The possibility of random searches of students, their belongings, their vehicles parked on District property, and District properties under a student's control, including lockers or desks
2. The District's contraband dog detection program
Regulation CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: July 26, 2006 Carlsbad, California
revised: June 10, 2009