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Report: Georgia deputies conduct warrantless search of high school, pat down 900 students
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When I was in high school they would lock down the school for 30 minutes while we were in class. They would run drug dogs through the hallways and sniff lockers. No bodies locker got searched unless it was hit on by the dog. The dogs were not allowed to enter the classroom.
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At my brother's school they used to run dogs in the hallway every 3-4 weeks,,,
So the smart kids made some Mary-Jane Tea to soak rags in.
Every locker door got a good swipe of the stuff,,,
Apparently it drove the dogs crazy.
When they finally caught the culprit/dealer they were looking for,,,
It was one of the science type teachers.
Go figure.
Aarond
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So the smart kids made some Mary-Jane Tea to soak rags in.
Every locker door got a good swipe of the stuff,,,
Apparently it drove the dogs crazy.
When they finally caught the culprit/dealer they were looking for,,,
It was one of the science type teachers.
Go figure.
Aarond
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Body searches of 900 Georgia students by sheriff's office leads to $3 million settlement
By Susan Hogan @ Washington Post
November 15, 2017 at 2:46 AM
A Georgia grand jury indicted Sheriff Jeff Hobby and two deputies in October for their part in a Worth County High School high school raid. (WALB)
In April, law enforcement from Georgia’s Worth County descended on a high school and, without a warrant, conducted body searches on an estimated 900 students, touching some students’ genitals and breasts. They said they were searching for drugs. They found none.
A class-action federal lawsuit soon followed, and the sheriff and two deputies were indicted in October in the raid on Worth High School in Sylvester, which is about 170 miles south of Atlanta. On Tuesday, a legal advocacy group, the Southern Center for Human Rights, said a proposed $3 million settlement had been reached in the lawsuit, pending a judge’s approval.
Earlier this week, Gov. Nathan Deal suspended Sheriff Jeff Hobby by executive order pending the outcome of his legal case or until the expiration of his term of office, whichever comes first. Hobby faces charges of sexual battery, false imprisonment and violation of oath of office, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Hobby’s attorney, Norman Crowe Jr., told the newspaper last month that the sheriff was at the raid but did not conduct body searches. “The sheriff’s position is that he’s not guilty,” Crowe said. “He’s committed no crime.”
Related: [Georgia sheriff, deputies indicted after body searches of 900 high school students]
The Southern Center for Human Rights filed the federal lawsuit in June against Hobby and his deputies on behalf of nine students. The suit said that on April 14, deputies placed the school on lockdown for four hours and students were directed to remain in “specified areas without any explanation” as to what was happening. Their cellphones were also seized, so they were unable to call their parents.
Dozens of deputies conducted “pat down” searches, with some deputies touching students’ private parts, the lawsuit said. “Defendants’ searches of students were intrusive, performed in an aggressive manner, and done in full view of other students,” the lawsuit said. It cited multiple examples, including claims that “deputies touched and manipulated students’ breasts and genitals.”
Related: [A Georgia sheriff ordered pat-down searches for every student at a public high school. Now they’re suing.]
Tommy Coleman, a lawyer for the school district, said in June that the students’ account of the search was accurate, as The Washington Post reported. The sheriff ‘s office also said in a news release after the search that “one of the deputies” had conducted a pat down of some students “that was more intrusive than instructed by the Sheriff.”
At the end of October, the governor appointed a review committee to evaluate the administration of the sheriff’s department since Hobby’s indictment. The committee unanimously recommended that he be suspended.
By Susan Hogan @ Washington Post
November 15, 2017 at 2:46 AM
A Georgia grand jury indicted Sheriff Jeff Hobby and two deputies in October for their part in a Worth County High School high school raid. (WALB)
In April, law enforcement from Georgia’s Worth County descended on a high school and, without a warrant, conducted body searches on an estimated 900 students, touching some students’ genitals and breasts. They said they were searching for drugs. They found none.
A class-action federal lawsuit soon followed, and the sheriff and two deputies were indicted in October in the raid on Worth High School in Sylvester, which is about 170 miles south of Atlanta. On Tuesday, a legal advocacy group, the Southern Center for Human Rights, said a proposed $3 million settlement had been reached in the lawsuit, pending a judge’s approval.
Earlier this week, Gov. Nathan Deal suspended Sheriff Jeff Hobby by executive order pending the outcome of his legal case or until the expiration of his term of office, whichever comes first. Hobby faces charges of sexual battery, false imprisonment and violation of oath of office, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Hobby’s attorney, Norman Crowe Jr., told the newspaper last month that the sheriff was at the raid but did not conduct body searches. “The sheriff’s position is that he’s not guilty,” Crowe said. “He’s committed no crime.”
Related: [Georgia sheriff, deputies indicted after body searches of 900 high school students]
The Southern Center for Human Rights filed the federal lawsuit in June against Hobby and his deputies on behalf of nine students. The suit said that on April 14, deputies placed the school on lockdown for four hours and students were directed to remain in “specified areas without any explanation” as to what was happening. Their cellphones were also seized, so they were unable to call their parents.
Dozens of deputies conducted “pat down” searches, with some deputies touching students’ private parts, the lawsuit said. “Defendants’ searches of students were intrusive, performed in an aggressive manner, and done in full view of other students,” the lawsuit said. It cited multiple examples, including claims that “deputies touched and manipulated students’ breasts and genitals.”
Related: [A Georgia sheriff ordered pat-down searches for every student at a public high school. Now they’re suing.]
Tommy Coleman, a lawyer for the school district, said in June that the students’ account of the search was accurate, as The Washington Post reported. The sheriff ‘s office also said in a news release after the search that “one of the deputies” had conducted a pat down of some students “that was more intrusive than instructed by the Sheriff.”
At the end of October, the governor appointed a review committee to evaluate the administration of the sheriff’s department since Hobby’s indictment. The committee unanimously recommended that he be suspended.
Thanks for the update! Hopefully he won't be able to run for dog catcher after this.
He should be stripped of his law enforcement certifications and barred from the profession IMO. 
Actually, I'm hoping the indictment goes forward. Barred from the profession isn't enough; he needs to spend some time on the wrong side of his own jail.He should be stripped of his law enforcement certifications and barred from the profession IMO.
The jail he would go to would have morning and afternoon T times on the links.
The way I read it is, each student gets $1k to $6k, the higher amounts are awarded to the ones subjected to a "more invasive" search (who sets the amount paid to each student?). I would assume the $3k-$6k range will be awarded to the ones that were groped, or prodded more intimate or invasively? Anyway, out of 3 million dollars this seems low for approx 850 students, in percentage that is only 0.033% to 0.2% each. Attorney (legal fees) get 15% or $450,000. I'm not saying the legal fee portion is too much but the kids meager portions are weak.
"Once all claims and attorney fee's are paid, half of any remaining funds will be paid into a fund for the benefit of Worth County High School students" (whatever that is?). What about the other half of the remaining funds, where does it go? Also, what about the school administrators, they had to approve, witness, and allow this to happen right? All B.S. aside I am a little surprised that after searching every kid at the school, NO DRUGS WERE FOUND PERIOD!
"Once all claims and attorney fee's are paid, half of any remaining funds will be paid into a fund for the benefit of Worth County High School students" (whatever that is?). What about the other half of the remaining funds, where does it go? Also, what about the school administrators, they had to approve, witness, and allow this to happen right? All B.S. aside I am a little surprised that after searching every kid at the school, NO DRUGS WERE FOUND PERIOD!
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