Pubdate: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 Source: Sacramento Bee (CA) Copyright: 2006 The Sacramento Bee Contact: http://www.sacbee.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/376 Author: Kim Minugh, staff writer Note: Letters from newspaper's circulation area receive publishing priority Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?237 (Drug Dogs) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?225 (Students - United States) DRUG-SNIFFING DOGS HELP NAB STUDENT A Granite Bay High School student was arrested today on suspicion of possessing about one-fourth an ounce of marijuana in a car on campus, authorities said. The marijuana was found during a parking lot search by 10 Placer County Sheriff's Department deputies and six drug-sniffing dogs. Though the dogs alerted officials to about five cars, only one produced any drugs, said Sgt. John Weaver, supervisor of juvenile and community services for the department. The search was conducted as part of an effort by the department to keep drugs off school campuses. With school administration's cooperation, deputies plan to visit a few high schools each year. They began at the end of last year with Del Oro High School, but Weaver declined to say what other schools would be visited this year. Campuses within the department's jurisdiction include Granite Bay, Del Oro, Colfax, Foresthill, Chana and North Tahoe high schools. The Granite Bay High student was suspended for five days, per district policy, said Principal Ron Severson. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin