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Parents and trustees press Hunterdon Central on search rules after vape‑sensor incidents
Summary
Principal Ed Brandt defended the district's search protocol tied to bathroom 'vape' sensors, saying administrators act on reasonable suspicion and use same‑sex witnesses, vitals checks and drug screening; parents and a public commenter called for tighter legal review and clearer parental-notification practices.
A lengthy Jan. 12 discussion at the Hunterdon Central committee meeting focused on the district’s student‑search procedures triggered by vape/‘halo’ sensors in bathrooms and other spaces. Principal Ed Brandt described a process the district says was reviewed with multiple attorneys, NJPSA Legal 1, and the board’s counsel: when a sensor alerts, administration identifies who was present, brings those students to the office, asks whether vaping occurred, requests students show the contents of pockets and backpacks, conducts a vitals check in the nurse’s office, logs the event and notifies parents.
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