Two Y7 students investigated for selling drugs at top Melbourne school
Two Year 7 students in Melbourne are being investigated by police on suspicion of selling marijuana at an elite girls' college.
It's one of dozens of schools across Victoria where students have been caught with drugs.
Aged just 12 or 13, the two classmates from Melbourne Girls College were caught dealing marijuana on school grounds last week – but they're not the youngest.
Freedom of Information documents obtained by 7 News reveal a student at Rye Primary was cautioned for bringing marijuana to school last year.
Students were also warned for trafficking cannabis at Upwey High, Camberwell High and Salesian College.
Students were charged for selling it at Lakeview Senior College and St James College.
Some schools have had multiple incidents – at Camberwell, Upwey, and Brentwood Secondary College, where a student was found with 17 small bags of marijuana.
Some of the other Melbourne schools where cannabis has been found include Kilbreda College, Fairhills High and Brookside College.
"The earlier people use drugs, the bigger risk they pose," said Geoff Munro from the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
"Some parents are using drugs, and it means some kids will get their hands on it at some stage."
Other drugs have also proved to be a problem.
A student was found with amphetamines and cannabis at Monbulk Secondary College, while a student was nabbed with five ecstasy pills at Williamstown High.
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Melbourne Girls' College is the latest to face drug dealing on campus, but would not respond to questions from 7 News because police are investigating.
The students responsible will not be suspended or expelled – instead, their parents will be counselled by the school.
