Police find weed at Victoria school

[Stoney]

By staff reporters and the Herald Sun

April 11, 2007 03:25pm

 

VICTORIA police said today they had taken cannabis from a school in Kew and would speak to a 17-year-old student.

 

The boy's parents would also be spoken to.

 

Staff at the secondary college had co-operated with police.

 

The Herald Sun reported today that Xavier College in Victoria was forced to expel a year 11 student for selling marijuana in the school yard.

 

Another three pupils were suspended after admitting they bought the drug from the student.

 

Staff at Xavier had decided not to go to police over the incident, instead referring the students concerned for counselling.

 

Students at the independent Catholic school, where parents pay more than $15,000 in fees, were told about the incident at year-level assemblies.

 

Xavier deputy head Dominic Calipari said yesterday that a year 11 student had been expelled in late February.

 

But Mr Calipari denied there had been a cover-up. "We wouldn't have gone to each year level and made it public".

 

But Opposition education spokesman Philip Davis said any school authorities who were aware of drug-selling in the school were obliged to report it to police.

 

"Schools have a duty of care to children," Mr Davis said.

 

Admission

 

Mr Calipari said some students came forward in February concerned that a student was selling marijuana.

 

"I approached the individual and he acknowledged it," he said.

 

"He admitted it to me when I asked him . . . and he actually brought me two samples."

 

Mr Calipari said the student, believed to be 16, knew the school's strict drug policy.

 

"He said he was happy to accept the punishment," the deputy head said.

 

But Mr Calipari said the teenager was unwilling to name any other students who bought the drug as he did not want to "dob in his mates".

 

The names of the three students who bought the marijuana were obtained from other students. He said the three admitted buying the drug and were suspended for up to three weeks.

 

 

 

 

All i can say is why did he decide to get the teacher a sample?????

 

cheerz :Dj:

[Shithappens]

Ahh the youth that own up so easilly !!

 

Where with age you go "You reckon what?? Then prove it!!"

[miickEe]

Remember.. it's a catholic private school. Those wankers wouldn't know their nob from their asshole.

[Iceage]

I don't get the 17 and 16 age parts.

[pipeman]

Mr Calipari said some students came forward in February concerned that a student was selling marijuana

 

braindead arseholes.

 

But Mr Calipari said the teenager was unwilling to name any other students who bought the drug as he did not want to "dob in his mates".

 

Gotta respect that. I wonder if he'll maintain his ethics later in life when there's more on the line? I hope so.

[Ron Howard]

braindead arseholes.

Gotta respect that. I wonder if he'll maintain his ethics later in life when there's more on the line? I hope so.