Eight Year Old Found With Marijuana at Oklahoma Elementary School

An Eisenhower Elementary School student found seeds and a green, leafy substance in another boy’s possession last Friday. The student told a teacher, who then contacted police to verify the questionable substance.

Oklahoma City Police Sargeant Jennifer Wardlow said, “When offiers arrived, they spoke with school administrators who did confirm that they have found a substance they believe to be marijuana on an eight-year-old student.”

According to the school principal, the eight-year-old was very emotional and crying when she questioned the student about obtaining marijuana. The Public Schools Administration has contacted DHS and is giving the boy all the help that he needs.

Oklahoma City Public School’s Spokesperson, Tierney Cook said, “We feel now is the time to really focus on how this student came in contact with this contraband and what we can do to bridge the gap and provide the social services that he and his family needs to get him through this time and make sure he is a successful student.”

Sargeant Wardlow said, “The student was not cited. The administration decided that it was in the best interest of the child to simply notify the parents and suspend the child. The child has been suspended.”

Because the school year is almost over, suspension for the boy will end on the last day of school, which is Friday, May 29, 2009.

via KSBITV.