Montana- School authorities use drug sniffing dogs in schools, more evidence our students are being treated like criminals.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana is looking into the possibility that school authorities in Glasgow violated students' privacy rights this spring during searches of vehicles.

The ACLU received information that at least 15 students' cars at Glasgow High School were searched after being sniffed by a drug-detecting dog, and two were found to contain some kind of prohibited items.

"This is just based on the information we have received," said Betsy Griffing, legal director for the ACLU of Montana. "We are looking at the circumstance of those searches."

The ACLU is asking the Glasgow School District to provide more information about the searches, including reasons for the search, search protocols and procedures, policies concerning such searches, disciplinary action taken as a result of the searches, and complete minutes and a transcript or recording of an April 29 school board meeting where the searches were discussed.

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http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20110622/NEWS01/106220302/ACLU-questions-use-drug-dogs-Glasgow-High?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cs