his arrival? reporter: he was surrounded by a gaggle of cameras, as you would expect. he is no stranger to high profile cases. this is a lawyer who represented serial killer ted bundy as well as the barefoot bandit here in washington. i want you to take a look at what he said to reporters as soon as he arrived. it was a shock. more of a shock perhaps to them and the neighbors. everybody thinks he s a very nice person and a great person. reporter: well, we are continuing to try to talk to people here in the seattle area, who knew robert bales. we spoke to a former neighbor. bales lived in a condo with his wife for awhile. then they moved to another house. they were using it as a rental property and it went into foreclosure. this neighbor tells us that bales was a great guy. he put it in no uncertain terms he was a great guy. he doesn t understand how this happened. that said, it appears that he was under great financial stress. also some emotional strain and physical str
schoolers here this is for middle schoolers. talking children in the sixth grade. so what do school officials hope to accomplish by testing such young kids? our mary snow found out. reporter: a lesson in math conversions is what you might expect in sixth grade. give me the ratio. reporter: for these 11-year-olds in belvedere, new jersey, learning real-life lessons may come more than most kids in their state. school official wants to randomly test middle schoolers for drugs and alcohol, something usually reserved for high school students. when get something from the police it is general. reporter: principal gets calls about weekend parties involving marijuana and alcohol in this small, rural community. he she can t pinpoint a specific drug problem at her school but says there are real that s can t be ignored. they include a 2009 drug bust in a nearby town involving teachers arrested as part of a ring selling prescription drugs. the principal hopes the random
school officials say they re doing this more of a deterrent. that they do something similar in the high school and many of their parents were in favor of this. last night, the board of bell ve deer middle school voted to approve random drug testing for sixth, seventh and graeighth grader. a lesson in math conversions you might expect in sixth grade. give me the ratio. reporter: for these 11-year-olds in new jersey, learning real-life lessons may come earlier than most kids in the state. school officials want to test middle schoolers for drug and alcohol, something usually reserved for high school students. when parents call or getting anything from the police, it s very general. reporter: the principal said she gets calls of weekend parties with marijuana and alcohol in the small, rural community. she can t pinpoint a specific drug problem at the school but says there are realities that can t be ignored. they include 2009 drug bust in a
and eighth graders getting tested. mary snow joins us. she s following the story. it seems horrible that you have to worry about it at that age. when you see the kids and how young they look, but the school board in belvidere, new jersey, voted 9-2 to oppose random drug testing for students. in testing middle schoolers, those who push for it cite increasing peer pressure. that s what happens when you multipl multiply. reporter: a lesson in math conversions is what you might expect. but for these 11-year-olds in belvedere, new jersey, learning real-life lessons might come earlier in the state. school officials want to randomly want to test for drugs and alcohol. when parents call or we get anything from the police, it s very general. reporter: principal sandra szabocsik says she gets calls
students which is would mean drug testing sixth and seventh and eighth graders. mary snow following the story. is this in concerns they have for kids actually drinking and doing drugs? there are some concerns but they can t point to a specific big problem there. you see these kids, it s hard to imagine that drugs and alcohol would enter their minds. but the school board in new jersey voted 9-2 to approve random drug test for the students. the town joins a handful of new jersey s school districts doing this. those who push for it incite peer pressure. reporter: a lesson in math conversions is what you might expect in sixth grade. but for these 11-year-olds in belvedere, new jersey, learning real-life lessons might come earlier in the state. school officials want to randomly want to test for drugs and alcohol. when parents call or we get anything from the police, it s