Pubdate: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2002 The Province Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Kathryn Merrifield ONE STEP AHEAD, TWO BACK The Senate takes one step forward, and the Surrey School Board takes two steps back. What a disappointment. Emulating the U.S.'s flagging war on drugs is a detriment to Canadians as individuals and as a society. The only drug the school board is going to find in these schools is marijuana, and until concrete evidence proves marijuana is truly harmful, this militaristic approach must be stopped. These searches violate privacy, and this right is sacred to people of all ages. Kathryn Merrifield, Surrey - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens