Kaitlyn Hake
8th Grade English
Mrs. King
April 26, 2016
Should Schools Check Students Backpacks and Lockers for Drugs and Weapons? Students bring backpacks to school to store their belongings and put their belongs in lockers too. Sometimes students bring inappropriate things to school such as drugs or weapons, schools then search the student's belongings for those dangerous items they bring, but is it fair? Schools should search students backpacks and lockers for drugs and weapons due to the possibility of injury or death and the possibility of drugs being used and passed around at school.
One reason that schools should check backpack and lockers for weapons is that someone could be injured or killed. According to David Bowman and Ryan Wells, …show more content…
Unfortunately, reality is that weapons have showed up to our nation's schools way to often. Weapons should never be brought to school but they do find their ways into school and are only used for harm, so students backpacks and lockers should be checked especially if there is a suspicion of any weapon. Weapons at School Becoming Commonplace for Students, another article also says “Some say that the increase in violence in schools is the reason that many young people are bringing guns and knives …show more content…
How Does Drug Use Affect High School Grades? says, “Research shows that there is a definite link between teen substance abuse and how well you do in school. Teens who abuse drugs have lower grades and higher rate of abstinence in school and other activities, and a higher potential to drop out of school. Although we all know or hear stories about people who use drugs and still get great grades, this is not typical. Most people who use drugs regularly don’t consistently do well in school. Students bring drugs to school often as well to do drugs at school or maybe even sell them. Paige Turner also says,” Missouri State University researchers state that half the population of prisons is made up of people who dropped out of school. Students do drugs at school with other students and the drugs can be passed around at school making it more available for more students to get the drugs. Karen Hellesvig-Gaskell says,”Drugs can affect a child's brain in ways that can impair learning in school. Therefore kids and teens who abuse drugs often have less than exemplary academic performance.For example, marijuana weakens short-term memory and makes it difficult to stay focused. Lack of motivation is another common effect of marijuana. Becoming dependent on alcohol, marijuana or other drugs can lead to missed school