RE: 'Drug-sniffing dogs will be used at Potter Jr. High' [Village News, 8/21/08]

I stand behind the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District for their determination to keep our campuses drug-free. Assistant Superintendent Whitlock claims “99 percent of the parents are going to welcome anything we can do to make sure our facilities are drug-free.”

I was one of the parents who attended the August 18 FUESD governing board meeting. I opposed the proposal. Not all parents welcome anything. There are limits. A drug-free environment is one part of a safe learning environment. Intimidation of the entire student population through random, disruptive searches with German shepherds...