Expelled, Fettes pupil aged 16 who was high on Ecstasy in church
Edinburgh, was later taken to hospital for treatment.
Staff at the top independent school, whose past students include Tony Blair and Edinburgh actress Louise Linton, found more tablets in the pupil’s room.
They reported the youngster, who had been at the school for only one week, to the police. Yesterday, headmaster Geoffrey Stanford revealed that the boy had been ‘permanently expelled’ from the school.
In a statement he said: ‘The use of a class A substance has shocked both pupils and staff.
‘We are, however, in no way complacent and know this is a national issue. It is one which we treat very seriously.
‘We therefore do a great deal of robust proactive education with children through PSE [personal and social education] lessons, in houses and through tutorial sessions.
‘We emphasise and highlight the dangers associated with drugs as well as the consequences of their use.’
The statement concluded: ‘Anyone who buys, uses or distributes an illegal substance should expect to leave the school, irrespective of whether this takes place on campus or off.’
The pupil is believed to have attended the school’s weekly Sunday service following an afternoon out in Edinburgh.
It has been reported that he had been using the drug – which can lead to feelings of anxiety, panic attacks, paranoia or even psychosis – before
‘Shocked both pupils and staff’
coming to Fettes College on August 30.
In 2009, Fettes was at the centre of another drug scandal when four pupils were expelled and 15 more suspended after being caught smoking cannabis.
In 2002, three pupils were expelled for smoking the same drug.
Last month, Fettes College was revealed to be the most expensive independent school in Scotland.
A Police Scotland spokesman said yesterday: ‘Police in Edinburgh are investigating after a 16-year-old boy took unwell at a school on Sunday, September 10, that was reported to police on Monday, September 11.
‘A report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal.’