by Rachel Themistokleous ‘26

On the morning of February 28, Principal Tim Britton sent out an email to all teachers and staff addressing concerns about students smelling like marijuana, and the smell wafting out of the restrooms and through the hallways. A number of teachers showed the email to their students, allowing them to understand the new guidelines and share the information with their friends.

In the email, Britton stated that if a teacher suspects something is going on in a bathroom, to let security know right away. If a student is then found hanging out in the restroom, security and admin will clear them out and a possible search will take place, with a chance of detention being assigned. Bathrooms will also start to be locked more often than usual to allow security to effectively search them. He additionally issued guidance for what teachers should do if they suspect a student smells of marijuana, such as alerting admin and security right away. The student will then be taken to the health room for observation by the nurse, and parents will be called as well as the student being sent home for the day. To end the email, Britton stated that teachers should not be allowing students that are not on their roster to be hanging out in the class, and that they must be in the class they are registered for. Teachers must also remember to not write a pass on a post-it note or a scrap piece of paper, and it must be an official pass.