Chris0nllyn
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No drugs were found in a search of Worth County High School Friday; a search that has the community buzzing.
Students went home to tell parents that not only did law enforcement search the school for drugs, but their persons were patted down by officers.
The Sylvester Police Department did a search on March 17, and found no drugs.
When asked about that previous search that came up dry, Hobby said he didn't think that search was thorough, so he decided to do his own.
Walters said K9's were brought in. Then, each student was pat down by deputies.
In the student handbook it says school officials may search a student if there is reasonable suspicion the student has an illegal item. Hobby says he was able to search every student, simply because he had an administrator with him.
Worth County Schools attorney Tommy Coleman said in order for the Sheriff's office to search any students, they'd had to have reason to believe there was some kind of criminal activity or the student had possession of contraband or drugs.
"If you don't have that then this search would violate an individuals rights," said Coleman. "[It] violates the constitutional right and enforcing them the right against unreasonable search and seizures."
http://www.walb.com/story/35168276/worth-co-sheriff-defends-controversial-school-search