As of January 31, 2012, between 100 and 200 students are under investigation for a possible connection to a drug ring whose activities are believed to consist primarily of illegal marijuana trade and consumption. The incident began during the autumn of 2011, when a student had been under investigation for reasons which, according to district spokesperson Jim Conrey, “blossomed into something much larger.”The alleged student drug dealers were expelled, and deans and officials confiscated mobile phones and gained access to email accounts belonging to students suspected of involvement with the ring without the consent of the suspected students or their parents. Various members of the local community have interpreted these actions as a violation of the constitutional protection from unreasonable search and seizure. In failing to conduct trials for many of the suspected students before the school board, school officials have also been accused by many students of violating their rights to due process and a trial by jury. At least three students have been expelled from the school, and many more students are currently suspended. No criminal charges have yet been made.