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A toddler showed up to school with an unwelcome guest named Mary Jane. Credit: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
Officials from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office say they will not be releasing any specifics on the incident, but they tell WJXT in Jacksonville, Fla., that earlier this week, the child pulled marijuana out of his backpack to show a classmate at Niblack Elementary School. According to the police report, the classmate told the teacher and the youngster was searched.
School officials found two small baggies containing less than 20 grams of marijuana on the child, who told authorities it came from his father, according to MSNBC. When school officials called the boy's mom, she said the boy might have "gotten the weed" from a neighbor's house where he plays, according to the police report.
A drug search of her home surfaced no illegal drugs, according to the sheriff's office. The boy was suspended for the rest of the school day.
The sheriff's office says the incident was investigated as a case of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors, but no charges were filed because of the child's age. They will continue to investigate.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 6)
9-29-2010 @ 2:04PM
newB said...now THATS what I would call an entrepraneur!
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9-29-2010 @ 2:23PM
sofismom said...Who wouls prosecute a 3 year old? Such a silly poll. Anyway maybe the parents should be investigated and they should not allow their child to play with children whose parents have that nonsense in their homes.
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9-29-2010 @ 5:03PM
Donna said...Why would a 3 yr old be suspended?
9-29-2010 @ 2:15PM
Mary Hoffman said...A three year old does not know what pot is. Also a three year old can not be convicted of possessing pot, because he does not hav e the cognitive maturity to understand that he has committed a crime. The pot probably belonged to one of his parents, as the child stated. The child might have thought it was something that looked interesting for show and tell. Alaso it is possible that one of his parents hid the pot in the child's backpack, so the other parent could not find it. The parent who may have placed the pot in the backpack, might have forgotten that he/she put it there. If anyone is to be in trouble with the law, it should be the parents, not the child.
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9-30-2010 @ 4:43PM
crystal said...your 100% right on that one I agree with you , so if a 3 yr old goes into a store and eats a candy without asking , is he going to go to jail for that .ugh ridiculous school makes no sense a 3 yr old getting suspended stupid school.
9-29-2010 @ 2:21PM
MacD said...I think the authorities should be looking very closely at his parents.
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9-29-2010 @ 5:35PM
bridgeseddie4 said...Who in the H*ll Voted, that a 3 year old should be prosecuted??
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9-29-2010 @ 8:32PM
Rose said...not only 1 person voted that...there were 667 people who voted that the kid get prosecuted
9-29-2010 @ 2:50PM
gregg said...what in the world is a 3 year old doing in school?
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9-29-2010 @ 5:58PM
jbjg24m said...ever heard of pre school ?
9-29-2010 @ 7:12PM
Brenda said...Thank you! My question exactly!
9-29-2010 @ 7:55PM
thia said...they didn't say "pre-school", they said Elementary School....What is a 3 year old doing at an Elementary school-------definately the parents----and sure, blame in on the neighbors
9-29-2010 @ 7:30PM
CAROL said...TWO & THREE & FOUR YEAR OLDS GO TO PRE-SCHOOL UNTIL THEY GO TO K-5....
9-30-2010 @ 4:09PM
kvndee9 said...A 3 yr old should be at home or day care not SCHOOL. Mom knows what's up I bet.
10-05-2010 @ 9:17AM
Sarah said...In Columbia County, the elementary schools do have Pre-K for children starting at age 3 with learning or physical disabilities. Its an ESE program which allows the children to have access to special services and also prepares them to be mainstreamed into Kindergarten when they turn 5.
My daughter is 3 and in the Pre-K class in a different school. That doesn't make me a crappy parent.
If I sent her to school with a bag of pot, thats a different story.
9-29-2010 @ 2:31PM
Michelle said...I agree with the others...look at the parents.
Does a three-year old even pack his back pack for school? No..probably not.
I also don't think he should have been sent home for the day. He is probably safer at school and he is being punished for something he had no control over. He may not be so inclined to speak up next time...dangerous message to send to a child that they are responsible for their parents actions.
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9-29-2010 @ 2:31PM
citi2030 said...What kind of mindless retarded @ss monkey would vote yes to prosecute a 3yr old? This zero tolerance crap is for people who are too dumb to make educated decisions and have a total lack of common sense. I still don't know how I keep getting surprised at how stupid people can be. Just when you think people can't possibly be any dumber, you see something like this. I just pray those who voted yes aren't breeding and passing those dumb@ss genes to the next generation.
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9-29-2010 @ 4:18PM
melissa said...Your response...hilarious...but, so very true!! I could not agree with you more!!!
9-29-2010 @ 4:40PM
jet said...You are awesome, citi2030. I could not agree more, thank you; and please, let us know how you really feel, next time.
9-29-2010 @ 4:51PM
mark sturrock said...It might have been mini-me. If he took it out of his back pack to show everyone he must have knew what it was. Check his pants he probably had some crack to.