Police Conduct Narcotics Check at Hoover High School
The exercise was contained to one hallway area and was not a random canine sweep of the entire building
North Canton police conducted a narcotics and drug check at Hoover High School Thursday, finding no drugs in the one hallway area they searched. One K-9 unit from the Canton Police Department assisted in checking lockers in the designated hallway. The K-9 was not used to search people or students. The 30-minute drug check was an exercise in providing a collaborative and proactive approach between the school administrators and the police department, according to a news release issued that day. Police Chief Stephan Wilder issued the release, saying: Our goal was to successfully locate and remove drugs from the school, to help ensure the safety of the students and staff with minimal disruption to the learning environment. The school was …
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