Rossall Drugs Policy
Statement of Policy
It is Rossall policy that it shall actively discourage the use of controlled drugs and shall treat all cases of use by its students or staff as serious misconduct.
Implementation of this policy
Where a member of staff suspects that a student is using a controlled drug, or there is evidence of equipment used in connection with the use of such substances or there is information which indicates such use, the matter will be investigated by the Summer School Director.
After considering the evidence, the Summer School Director, or a delegated representative may require the student to take a urine test. This test shall be carried out in accordance with a strict procedure and takes place in the school medical centre under circumstances of the strictest hygiene and care, whilst still maintaining the privacy and dignity of the student. The sample shall be submitted to an independent laboratory for testing. A second sample will be available, on request, for re-testing by another laboratory, if required, by the parents.
Discipline following misuse
If the test is positive, the Summer School Director will exercise their discretion as to whether the student will be allowed back to school after a period of suspension. If the student is re-admitted, it will be on the express understanding that random testing will occur. Any second offence will lead to immediate and permanent exclusion.
Any student caught in the possession of or using controlled drugs or being in possession of them with intent to supply shall invariably be expelled.
The above is a summary of the Rossall Drugs Policy Document: a full copy of this document is available on request. As a Condition of Acceptance, parents are required to sign the following form and return this slip when applying to Rossall Summer School.