loceker search

Scott Watson
March 21, 2012
English Hnors 2
Señora Koch
Title

Señor Watson: Thank you for having me today Mrs. Pitts!
Señora Pitts: Its my pleasure, I’m glad to see that the student body has taken some time together and sent you to me.

Señor Watson: Well as you know, recently there was a search of the student’s lockers in the hope of finding drugs or some other paraphernalia. Did you support this?
Señora Pitts: Yes, I did. In fact, I was the one who initially organized it.

Señor Watson: I see! What was your reasoning behind this?
Señora Pitts: The office is constantly getting reports of students who are possibly under the influence of drugs. After a while of getting reports, I decided it should be time that the lockers be searched.

Señor Watson: Some would say that that would be against students’ rights. Any comments?
Señora Pitts: When students decide to go to Civic Memorial, they agree that they won’t bring anything or perform anything considered illegal on school grounds. So, when its suspected that students are storing illegal drugs in their lockers, which is technically school property I’ll remind you, it’s the school’s duty to retrieve the drugs and punish those students who broke the rules.


Señor Watson: I never thought of it like that. However, many students feel as if they’ve been violated by these searches. As I’m sure you know, girls hate their purses and whatnot being rummaged through; and boys feel the same way about their things. What do you think about how the students feel?

Señora Pitts: It’s my job as principle to connect with my students and help them to achieve their highest goals. It hurts me when my students feel like they do right now, however, it’s also my job to make sure that nothing harmful happens to them. If students were allowed complete privacy in their lockers, then how could we regulate and stop students from storing and selling drugs from their locker. Ultimately, my goal is to protect my students.

Señor Watson: Even if that means they get upset?
Señora Pitts: Sadly, yes.



Señor Watson: I think I’m beginning to understand why the searches happened. May I ask, how effective were the searches?
Señora Pitts: Of course I can’t tell you any names, but there we’ve uncovered quite a few pieces of contraband. I hate to say it, but there was a quite a few more pieces then when we searched the lockers in November.

Señor Watson: And what do you think this shows?
Señora Pitts: From what we can tell, drug trafficking and storage is on the rise at Civic Memorial. From many student’s points of views, these actions are invisible, so when we search through lockers they feel confused and don’t understand why its happening. But from the administrative point of view, we know pretty accurately what’s going on around the school. In the end, the fact that these actions are on the rise only shows that more searches are necessary.