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A sixth-grade student at Sisters Elementary School was found in possession of a
small amount of what school officials referred to as "an illegal substance"
Thursday, May 2.
According to Principal Tim Comfort, the student was turned in by other students
who did as they were taught in the D.A.R.E. drug intervention program.
"It (the substance) was found because some students were aware of it and
reported it," Comfort said.
According to Comfort, the parents of the student were contacted, as was the
Deschutes County Sheriff's Department, which runs the D.A.R.E. program. The
sheriff's department referred the school to the Sisters Police Department for
any further law enforcement involvement, which, Comfort said, would probably
include directing the student into the department's JET diversion program.
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Comfort said that school district policy calls for a minimum suspension of
three weeks in cases like this. He also noted that a hearing will take place
before a hearings officer to determine length and terms of suspension.
Superintendent Judy May told The Nugget that it is within the discretion
of the hearings officer to deviate from the minimum suspension.
School district policy on drugs does not differentiate between elementary
students and middle/high school students, Comfort said, but the policy has
never been invoked in an elementary school situation.
"We haven't ever had a sixth grade student have this kind of incident," Comfort
said, "so, although we have a school district policy, it's never been applied
to someone this young."
Where the student got the illegal substance in the first place has not yet been
determined, Comfort said.
