More drugs in school

CHILDREN as young as nine have been caught with drugs on school premises – with overall numbers of incidents increasing by more than a quarter in four years, an investigation has found.

More than 2,600 cases involving drugs on school grounds were reported to police in England and Wales between 2016 and 2019, according to data.

The overwhelming majority of cases involved cannabis, the most widely used illegal drug in the country, according to the NHS.