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05-20-2009, 02:10 PM
Pot spurs Oklahoma City pupil suspension
BY DAWN MARKS
Published: May 20, 2009
An Oklahoma City elementary school student was suspended for the rest of the school year after administrators found marijuana in his possession.
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Administrators at Oklahoma City??s Eisenhower Elementary School called police Friday after finding the 8-year-old student in possession of 0.25 gram of marijuana, according to an Oklahoma City Police Department report.
The officer was unable to get any information from the student concerning the substance because the student was emotional, the report states.
The student??s parents were notified and the incident was referred to the state Department of Human Services.
No arrests have been made, and the student was not taken into DHS custody, police Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said.
The last day of class in Oklahoma City Public Schools is June 1.
School district spokeswoman Kathleen Kennedy said the district??s policy requires intervention with the help of DHS.
"Our focus right now needs to be on helping this child and his family get the social services that he needs,? Kennedy said.
DHS spokeswoman Mary Leaver said she could not comment on the case, but in cases like this employees may do an assessment of the family to find the reason for the problem and refer the student to services. If the need is there, a caseworker could do a full investigation, Leaver said.
BY DAWN MARKS
Published: May 20, 2009
An Oklahoma City elementary school student was suspended for the rest of the school year after administrators found marijuana in his possession.
Advertisement
Click here to find out more!
Administrators at Oklahoma City??s Eisenhower Elementary School called police Friday after finding the 8-year-old student in possession of 0.25 gram of marijuana, according to an Oklahoma City Police Department report.
The officer was unable to get any information from the student concerning the substance because the student was emotional, the report states.
The student??s parents were notified and the incident was referred to the state Department of Human Services.
No arrests have been made, and the student was not taken into DHS custody, police Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said.
The last day of class in Oklahoma City Public Schools is June 1.
School district spokeswoman Kathleen Kennedy said the district??s policy requires intervention with the help of DHS.
"Our focus right now needs to be on helping this child and his family get the social services that he needs,? Kennedy said.
DHS spokeswoman Mary Leaver said she could not comment on the case, but in cases like this employees may do an assessment of the family to find the reason for the problem and refer the student to services. If the need is there, a caseworker could do a full investigation, Leaver said.