What kids do to get drugs into school

Bismarck Police told local school teachers and faculty today about what products can be used to h...  More »

Bismarck Police told local school teachers and faculty today about what products can be used to hide drugs and weapons. School Resource Officer Perry Lauer gave a backpack presentation today at Bismarck High School. He says teachers and faculty spend a lot of time with students...and school officials need to keep up to date on what young people may be using... (Perry Lauer, School Resource Officer) There's new faculty every year and this way we get a chance to meet them, to introduce ourselves with the faculty as well...it's very important that we spend time in the school here as well...that we have a very good rapport with faculty and administration. And for those who don't know us, they see us wandering around the school. They are able to recognize us and they understand what we 're here for and what types of things that we do. Pam Rettig works with young people from 4th grade through 12th grade at the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in Bismarck. She says she was surprised by a few things she learned from the presentation... (Pam Rettig, Bismarck Teacher) The candy necklace...twenty years ago when I started teaching that would have been the counter band. Now the candy necklace is the nice thing unless it is substituted with ecstasy and wholes drilled through the center. The markers with hidden compartments to turn into pipes...I thought that was very shocking. Specifically, highlighters with brand names on them. But when you lift them you can tell the weight distribution is off. Teachers also learned different ways of dealing with gangs and school violence. For more information from school resource officerscall the Bismarck Police Department at 222-6738.  « Less