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UK: Call to pupils after girl is found with cannabis
Tom Cullimore Knaresborough Today
Tuesday 18 Apr 2006 SCHOOL pupils are being urged to turn in their classmates as part of a zero-tolerance approach to drug abuse. The call comes after a female student at Tadcaster Grammar School was arrested by police and suspended from school after being found in possession of a small amount of cannabis – leading police officers and education chiefs to join forces in tacking the issue. Although drugs are not considered a major problem at any of the district’s schools, Tadcaster Grammar headteacher Geoff Mitchell issued a stern warning in the face of last week’s discovery. And PC Liz Boyle, of Tadcaster Police, also warned people that she would take a tough-line in combating drug use among youngsters. “The fact that we acted as strongly as we did shows how seriously we take things like this,” she said. “If people have any information about drug use that they think might help us, I would urge them to come forward. Youngsters can pass on what they know anonymously - their names won’t come out. “So I would certainly encourage pupils at any school, not just Tadcaster, to contact the police if they have relevant information. “We may nor be able to act immediately all the time, but if we can build up intelligence on someone then we will take action. “We’re on the ball with this, but are always grateful for any information we can get. “A lot of young people are anti-drugs and I know that they’re just as keen to stamp-out the problem as we are. “So the message to those people is simple: Please continue to help us. And the message to drug users is equally simple: We will act very strongly against you.” Police swooped on Tadcaster Grammar after fellow pupils overheard a conversation on a school bus. The youngster, thought to be a local girl of around 15 or 16, was arrested and searched by police – and found to be in possession of cannabis. The girl was then escorted from the premises and suspended until the end of the school year. Headteacher Geoff Mitchell said that drug addiction and substance abuse are taken as a high-priority at the school. He added that he had immediately contacted the police after hearing what other pupils had said - and insisted he wouldn’t hesitate to do exactly the same in again. Mr Mitchell also said that the school had a zero-tolerance approach to drugs, irrespective of the quantities involved in an incident.
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