Drugs dogs in school!

[HappilyHadesBound]

For background, my daughter is disabled and has a lot of medication as a result.

Apparently there is a significant problem in the town my children attend school with cocaine being used and sold by teenagers. As a result, the school today (and without warning to parents) brought in the police with drugs dogs. They did whole year assemblies and during hers my daughter was picked out by the dog.

It was all sorted out with the policeman afterwards with no issue, she had some Co-codamol with her which is prescribed by the doctor for her, and the staff are happy too.

The problem is that her entire year group of more than 300 kids (as well as staff) witnessed this! I'm devastated for her. She gets bullied already for so many reasons, and now the kids all think she's a druggie and the comments she's had today are horrific!

AIBU to say that this was completely inappropriate of school to do? I can understand their reasoning for not informing parents, but they could at least warned families like ours.

I'll reiterate that I'm completely confident she is not on illegal drugs, but she's devastated about this.

No... they've been put in one place for an assembly, something schools routinely do several mornings a week or indeed, every morning - not specific to the sniffer dogs. So that is not 'funnelled, delayed, targeted, interfered with or requested to change direction' is it.. thats 'sit in the hall for assembly like you always do'...

But if you'd prefer not to address and prevent drug abuse/sales within schools, sure sure...

But if you'd prefer not to address and prevent drug abuse/sales within schools, sure sure...

I haven't said anything of the sort, just questioned whether going straight to getting kids nicked (for possession) is the most productive way to manage the damage caused by drugs.

I don't really want police in schools if possible, given stories such as child q

Our school do this too from time to time but we get plenty of warning. Bits wrong not to inform parents or if there are kids that take medication the teachers should separate them.