Primary school headmistress writes to parents asking them to desist from drug dealing and smoking cannabis outside school gates

Parents were caught allegedly doing drug deals and smoking pot as they dropped their children off at Longview Primary School in Liverpool. Police are now probing the “disturbing incidents” witnessed in view of young pupils attending the school in Huyton. One brazen person was seen buying drugs from a car outside the school just after lunchtime while another school run mum was spotted apparently smoking cannabis at 9am – the start of the school day.

Amanda Casey, headteacher of the 300-plus pupil school which caters for children aged three upwards, sent off a letter making an impassioned plea for the “minority” of parents responsible to “put the reputation of our school and the children’s needs first”. Flagging up the incidents she wrote: “On one occasion a parent was seen apparently buying drugs from a car at around 1.15pm and at another time a mother appeared to be smoking cannabis at 9am. The fact that both of these events took place very close to our school, when there are children around, causes me a great deal of concern.”


She adds in her letter: “It is the responsibility of everyone at Longview to ensure that the environment both in and around the school is one which is both safe and makes our children feel proud.” Parents expressed their anger at the “irresponsible adults” they accused of setting the wrong example to impressionable children. One dad said: “I am shocked at what’s gone on and the parents should be ashamed turning up to school and doing drugs in front of the children.

"If they are smoking drugs at the school gates I worry about what sort of home life their children will have.” A Knowsley council spokesman said: “The school received reports of alleged drug activity taking place close to the school. This information has been passed on to the appropriate agencies. The welfare and safety of our pupils is our priority and prompt action was taken. Whilst incidents of this nature are extremely rare they are taken very seriously.” Police have said they would be working with the school and urged witnesses to shop those “engaging in drugs activity”.