PARK CITY, Utah, Nov. 3, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — A ninth-grade student from Treasure Mountain Junior High School was transported to the hospital Friday afternoon following a medical incident, police and school district officials said.
According to a Facebook post from Emily Sutherland, the principal at Treasure Mountain Junior High, the student allegedly had smoked THC from a vaping pen.
THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis.
The ninth-grade student who provided the THC was referred to police, the post says.
It continues: “The safety of our students is paramount at all times, and we realize students are concerned for their peer. Parents, we ask that you please work with us to ensure a safe and drug free school. We are committed to fostering a learning environment where students feel safe.”
In a separate news release, the Park City School District and the police department are asking parents to help keep schools drug-free.
Park City School District staff have recovered drug paraphernalia in a variety of vaping devices, according to the news release.
“It is not appropriate for students to bring tobacco, alcohol, or drugs to the learning environment,” District Superintendent Jill Gildea stated. “Our students have a right to expect a safe and drug-free learning environment. Prevention education, disciplinary consequences, and appropriate interventions and supports are provided to students who are found to have brought e-cigarettes, tobacco, or any drug or look-alike substance to schools.”
“It’s important we get this information in the hands of parents,” Park City Police Chief Wade Carpenter said in the same release. “We cannot deal with the issue alone. We need to enlist the help of parents and peers.”
Police are asking that parents “check their students’ backpacks, bedrooms, and cars for drug and vaping paraphernalia. Those parents who need additional resources related to substance abuse should contact the Summit County Health Department.”
Counselors will be available at Treasure Mountain Junior High on Monday for any students who may be upset by the THC incident, and parents who would like help in seeking additional resources may also contact the school’s counselors.
