The San Benito High School student body raised money last year for Wonder Woofs, a local nonprofit, who used the funds to purchase a new drug-sniffing dog, Sapphire, which will be trained and used at area schools, including San Benito High.
“We use all golden retrievers,” said Sean Haggett, founder of Wonder Woofs, in an interview Tuesday. “They’re friendly dogs.”
San Benito High School Principal Krystal Lomanto said Wonder Woofs is a “great preventative tool” for the high school.
Haggett said the reason the school helped raise the funds is to be “proactive” against drugs on campuses – on their campus and other campuses.
“It’s not that a school has a drug problem,” he said. “If we can deter one child from doing drugs, it’s a good thing.”
Having a drug-free environment is a “priority” for the school, Lomanto said in an e-mail to the Free Lance on Thursday.
“SBHS takes pride and works very hard at providing a safe campus for our students and staff,” she said. “Wonder Woofs has helped by providing a positive deterrent.”
