A fourth-grader in Washington, D.C. was charged with drug possession after bringing cocaine to school and sharing it with other students, authorities said.
Four students at Thomson Elementary School either sniffed or swallowed an unknown amount of the drug and were taken to a hospital after complaining they were ill on Thursday.
Police later determined the substance they ingested was cocaine.
D.C. Fire Department spokesman Pete Piringer said the students were fine aside from having sore throats.
School Principal Albert DuPont sent a letter home to shocked parents saying child protective services and the police are trying to determine how the child got the cocaine.
Authorities did not disclose whether the student is a boy or a girl.
"This is not a situation that is typical at Thomson, and we take it very seriously," DuPontwrote. "At school we will address drug awareness as a whole-school issue."
Stuart Hovell, a parent of a fourth-grader at the school, said the incident was disgusting and that he would send his daughter to a different school next year.
"It's sad. It's very sad that this is getting into schools," he said.
With News Wire Services
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