Also, the school is allowing kids to declare that contraband (including alcohol and drugs) is present in their room, prior to them being discovered. If students own up to it, items will only be confiscated and parents notified, but no school disciplinary action will result.
I personally support that approach. Unusual circumstances result in unusual solutions. Using a COVID-justified breach of privacy to punish or dismiss a bunch of kids isn’t good for anyone. Turn it into a positive for everyone and just keep the offenders on appropriately short leashes thereafter.