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Omaha Public Schools considers drug-sniffing security dog

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha school district could get its own drug dog to sniff lockers and patrol hallways during random searches next school year.

Omaha Public Schools spokeswoman Monique Farmer says the district is working with the Omaha Police Department to buy and train a drug-sniffing canine that could appear in middle and high schools this fall.

The plan is still in its early stages. It follows a school security survey that asked parents, students, teachers and principals last fall whether they would support additional school security measures, including metal detectors and drug- and gun-sniffing dogs.

There were 263 expulsions and suspensions related to drugs in the 2014 to 2015 school year, a steep drop from the previous school year.

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