SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY HIRE ITS OWN SNIFFER DOG

Dawson Creek -- Dawson Creek's school district is looking at getting
its own dog to sniff out drugs in lockers. District administrator Rob
Dennis said that while police need warrants to conduct searches, and
police dogs are considered police officers, the board could get around
that by hiring its own investigative dog.

"There's an expectation of the student that their privacy has been
breached when a police dog comes in and searches their locker so that
the evidence is no longer admissible in a court of law," he said.