Parents outraged over pot brownies at North Salinas High

It’s the phone call no parent wants to get: your child is sent home from school for doing drugs.

One North Salinas High School parent got the call Tuesday, after she said her son showed up high to class. “He was acting all weird. He was walking like he was drunk and he didn’t know anything about him,” said mother of the Sophomore student. She wished to remain anonymous.

After a trip to the hospital, she said doctors found marijuana in her son’s system. Her son said he ate a pot brownie sold to him for 5 dollars. His mother assumed he bought it at school. “I wanna know why and who. Who brings the brownies to the school?” said the mother.

Parents want answers from the school about other drugs too. Another mother said her daughter was also got in trouble with the school after popping a pill between classes. “They don’t say nothing. Only to take him to the hospital and he’ll be suspended for three days. That’s it. They don’t say nothing,” said the mother.

The school admits to an increase in drug-related suspensions over the years. “There’s multiple factors with drugs. It could be because they want to experiment because it’s something new. Peers are bringing it into the school and they want to try something new,” sad Jacqline Fras, the school’s Drug Resource Specialist.

Parents want to know why the school hasn’t done more to stop kids from dealing. Right now, Fras meets with students after their return from suspension, but parents said it’s not enough.

One mother said she hopes the school will incorporate more resource officers and security, moving forward.