"We have

received really good support from the Sheriff's Department and Newnan

Police Department and the Department of Corrections with this program,"

said Lovett.

"The officers

are professional and thorough, and follow proce dures of our safety plan,"

said Lovett. "If there is something there, these teams are going

to find it. Though thankfully they usually don't find anything except

minor contraband - cigarettes, cell phones and so on."

This year,

the school system's safety plan was put to an added level of scrutiny

following Sept. 11, said Lovett. The plan was reviewed thoroughly, both

on its own terms and in light of county and state safety procedures.

"But considering

what happened on 9-11, things have gone extremely well this year. We've

had very few disruptions at all," said Lovett. "We want to remain

very safety-conscious, though."

Local law

enforcement officers who work with the Coweta County school system's safety

policy of random drug and weapons searches include, from left, Sgt. Stan

Wicks of the State Department of Corrections and dog "Marco,"

Coweta County Sheriff's Deputy Mark Storey and "Minka," and

Sheriff's Sgt. Mark Fenninger and "Boeda."