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2 - The Canadiean Champion, Tuesclay, Decamiber 8, 1998 Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Canada Customu' Darryl Martin leada hie golden retriever Cyrus on a Iocker search et Blshop Redlng Secondary School Thursday. No drugs or firearme worm found durlng the Inspection. Sweepn turns up nothing efrom DRUGS on page 1 just trying to keep the school clean."1 Grade il student Meaghan Tenry said she agrees with the school's right to search lockers and that she doesn't feel at al uncomfortable with the practice - which is generally donc once a terin without prior notification. Under current legislation, only school administrators have the right to conduct randoin locker searches with no specific suspicion of possession required. Reaction minimal Bishop Reding vice-principal James Locke said these inspections have been done for the past thoee years and that nega- tive reaction from the student body is usu- ally minimal. "We get a few shocked grade nines who don't know what's going on, but basically that's it," said Mr. Locke. -We have a very good relationship between teachers and students here and we always encourage the kids ho talk ho us if they have questions or concems."1 Mie Bishop Reding aftemoon search was the third done that day under Project Hallwalk, an initiative by Halton Regional Police's Drug and Morality Unit and Pearson International Airport's Canada Customis branch. A small quantity of marijuana was dis- covered in a bathroomn at Burlington Central High. Incpections at Bishop Rcding and Lester B. Pearson uncovered nothing. Labrador and Golden Retrievers were used in the search at the local high school, which took moughly half an hour during thc last period of the day. Nose knows The halls were kept clear Uiroughout the process, wiUi students on a spare dirccted to the library or cafeteria. An anmounce- ment was made ho Uie students about Uic search shortly after Uic canines and Uieir handiers departed. Drug and firearni detection, said customs canine cop Scott Cable, is extremely effec- tive, with Uic use of dogs who smcli every- Uiing separately and are able to distinguish between thousands of différent odours. "There's a iO-week training prograni Uiat's required but it's basically for Uic handiers," he sald. 'Mmi dogs know what Uiey're doing."