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DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School
#14139982 - 03/17/11 10:11 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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ABC News
Student provided drug; 5 children treated at hospital By ELLEN TUMPOSKY March 17, 2011
Four students at a Washington elementary school ingested cocaine brought to the school by a classmate Wednesday, school officials said.
Some of the kids who ingested the cocaine did so orally and others inhaled it through their noses, according to Fred Lewis, a spokesman for DC Schools. He said they were hospitalized as a precaution as was a fifth student who did not ingest the drug.
The children were being examined at the Children's National Medical Center, according to spokeswoman Paula Dart, and all were in good condition. She could not comment on whether they would be kept overnight or when they'd be released.
The pupil who brought the drug to share has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, Lewis said.
The names and ages of the students have not yet been released, but the school runs from preschool to fifth grade. It is located in the Northwest area of the capital.
Parents were told what happened by voicemail and a letter that was sent home with all students, according to spokeswoman Sofiya Simmons.
Parents were staggered to learn the news when they picked their kids up at school. "This is just really shocking to me, I have no words right now," said Myisha Wallace, who has a son in 4th grade.
"I'm not going to really lay blame on the school because I love this school, my son has been going to this school for several years, my daughter is a former student at this school, so I'm not going to say that the school is responsible."
Nicole Jackson, whose child is in first grade, said her son told her, 'Mommy there was naughty medicine in the school. One of the kids had naughty medicine." She called the incident "very scary."
Stuart Hovell said he was "disgusted" and was going to take his daughter out of the school. "They told me as soon as I showed up to pick her up, the kids did -- that some kids was dealing drugs. ... I don't know -- it's sad."
"This is not a situation that is typical at Thomson, and we take it very seriously, " Principal Albert Dupont wrote in the letter. He said one of the students involved alerted a teacher to the incident, and police were called and confirmed the substance was cocaine.
Parents will receive another voicemail update tonight. There is no school this Friday because of previously scheduled teacher meetings, but counselors will come to Thomson on Monday "to educate students about the dangers of drugs," Lewis said.
Police are investigating but would not comment.
The school was recommended to President Obama for his daughters in 2008 in an article in the Washington Post, which called it an "educational gem."
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Re: DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School [Re: Le_Canard]
#14140025 - 03/17/11 10:15 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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The pupil who brought the drug to share has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, Lewis said.
Thats really the way to go about things, this probably wouldn't have been such a big deal in said kids life, and probably would have gone away. but bringing the courts involved and them trying to make them think drug use is bad and dangerous will probably do the opposite.
charging an elemtary school kid with possesion god dam what have we come to
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Re: DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School [Re: Le_Canard]
#14140075 - 03/17/11 10:22 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Counselors will come to Thomson on Monday "to educate students about the dangers of drugs," Lewis said.
Most of the kids probably have no idea what drugs are. The counselors will only perk their interest.
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Re: DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School [Re: destructo_low]
#14140105 - 03/17/11 10:26 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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The world is cruel. Drugs are real. "I am so shocked"- please go fuck yourself. You know the world isn't innocent. This isn't shocking just lolz.
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Re: DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School [Re: withoutawire]
#14140186 - 03/17/11 10:35 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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this story is pretty sad. these kids are way too young to be experimenting with these kinds of drugs. its pretty fucked up that 10 year olds can get a hold of coke. im not saying that the occasional line for adults is a bad thing.. but cumon.. these are kids .
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Re: DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School [Re: Le_Canard]
#14140702 - 03/17/11 11:56 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'm not suprised, but not at the coke or the possession charge(bc I bet the kid was black), but how stupid people in DC can think this just doesn't happen. Hell, anyone hear of the K Street gang?? There was a show on the History channel once and I was watching and these guys were dealing crack within a few miles of the capitol building. For reference, K street is the street the capitol is on, and also NORML headquarters lol. The kid probably got his parents coke or a dealer gave it to him to sell to adults or whatever random reason.
Its just like another article I read once where a kid brought some oxy to school and shared it with a younger girl (who died) and another boy. The boys got sick. Granted, anyone can pick out pills from the cabinet. Just very sad, but glad no one got hurt physically.
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Re: DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School [Re: runningfox2002]
#14141339 - 03/18/11 02:31 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Gimme some of that "naughty medicine" heheh
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Re: DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School [Re: Le_Canard]
#14142052 - 03/18/11 08:15 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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ToiletDuk said: ABC News
He said they were hospitalized as a precaution as was a fifth student who did not ingest the drug.
Cause that makes sense?
Really not that surpirising, D.C. is ironically one of the worst drug areas in the U.S.
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Re: DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School [Re: Run]
#14142980 - 03/18/11 12:26 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Run said:
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The pupil who brought the drug to share has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, Lewis said.
charging an elemtary school kid with possesion god dam what have we come to
It's literally beyond abusurd.
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