Pubdate: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 Source: Alliston Herald (CN ON) Copyright: 2006 Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing Contact: http://www.simcoe.com/sc/alliston/contact/editor/v-scv3/ Website: http://www.simcoe.com/sc/alliston/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2224 Author: Paul DeFelice Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06.n483.a11.html DRUG DOGS ARE A WASTE OF RESOURCES Bringing police and drug dogs into high schools, whether for drug sweeps or DARE, seems like a giant waste of resources and a great way to alienate students. If time and money are going to be spent on such extracurricular activities, maybe it should be spent on teachers and equipment for the students rather than for the police. Paul DeFelice Nelson, British Columbia - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin