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Butler board authorizes suspicionless canine searches at middle and high schools
Summary
The Butler Board of Education approved a resolution allowing the Butler Borough Police Department, in cooperation with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, to conduct scheduled suspicionless canine searches at the middle and high schools during the 2025–26 school year, subject to principal and superintendent approval.
The Butler Board of Education voted Sept. 25 to authorize periodic, suspicionless canine searches of the high school and middle school conducted by the Butler Borough Police Department in cooperation with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
The resolution states the searches are intended to "promote a safe school environment and act as a means to educate and deter children from bringing illegal drugs to school." The minutes record that such searches will be scheduled in advance and require approval from the building principal and district superintendent.
The motion (RESOLUTION OPS 08-26) was presented by the Operations committee and carried on the recorded roll call for the operations items. The minutes do not record public opposition or supportive commentary beyond the resolution text.
The board’s authorization directs the police department to perform searches on a periodic basis in the 2025–26 school year; the minutes note the searches will be coordinated with building leadership and scheduled in advance.
