School Drug Persuasive Speech

To Whom ever it may concern,

Some people would argue and say that school drug searches are unnecessary, a violation of privacy, or wrong. I would beg to differ. Random drug searches in school are necessary from a legal standpoint and for the general health of the student population.

In the growing city of West Fargo, there are drugs. We may not like the fact, or choose to ignore it, but the truth is, drugs are here and they are an issue. From abuse of over the counter drugs to marijuana to phytanyl and heroin, drugs have become an issue here in West Fargo. On June 24 2016, 2 West Fargo graduates were arrested for having possession of $500 counterfeit money, mushrooms, marijuana, a water bottle and nasal spray container containing Phytanyl. During the Sheyenne high school prom 2016 there were students selling hits of Phytanyl in the bathroom. I met a Police officer, Officer Micheal Pietron, who had the first Phytanyl arrest in West Fargo in the West Fargo
On top of that, are we really going to put students and faculty members at risk because we want to preserve privacy? A car is a little more sensitive from the privacy aspect because the school does not own the students car. But on a legal stand point, it is completely justifiable. I have spent a lot of my time training with the WFPD and in training we have learned an officer needs "Probable cause" to search a vehicle. A drug dog picking up on drugs in a car is more then enough "probable cause" to be justifiable by the law, and a more common sense route, is your child's privacy more important then their safety? Privacy can't be the reason children and young adults are dyeing. They need to understand that the school and police have the legal right to search anything on school property if it is potential danger. If their was a rumor going around that someone had a weapon on school property, I guarantee you that the school would search that locker or