_Recommendation #6_:
Enforce established policies against drug use fairly and consistently.
Implement security measures to eliminate drugs on school premises and
at school functions.
Ensure that everyone understands the policy and the procedures that
will be followed in case of infractions. Make copies of the school
policy available to all parents, teachers, and students, and take other
steps to publicize the policy.
Impose strict security measures to bar access to intruders and prohibit
student drug trafficking. Enforcement policies should correspond to the
severity of the school's drug problem. For example:
. Officials can require students to carry hall passes, supervise
school grounds and hallways, and secure assistance of law
enforcement officials, particularly to help monitor areas around
the schools.
. For a severe drug problem, officials can use security personnel to
monitor closely school areas where drug sale and use are known to
occur; issue mandatory identification badges for school staff and
students; request the assistance of local police to help stop
drug dealing; and, depending on applicable law, develop a policy
that permits periodic searches of student lockers.
Review enforcement practices regularly to ensure that penalties are
uniformly and fairly applied.