DRUGS SCANDAL HITS ROYAL SCHOOL AFTER STUDENTS ARE SUSPENDED IN
CANNABIS CRACKDOWN

The prestigious school attended by the Prince of Wales has been
rocked by a drugs scandal after 12 students were caught up in a
cannabis crackdown.

One pupil has been expelled from Gordonstoun and 11 have been
suspended from the ?24,000-a-year school following an internal investigation.

Teachers launched the inquiry at the exclusive school in Elgin,
Moray, Scotland, after hearing that one of the students had been
dealing cannabis.

The pupils were asked to admit smoking cannabis and be suspended, or
take a urine test and be expelled if it came back positive, according
to The Sun.

The investigation took place during the last two weeks of the summer term.

Headmaster Mark Pyper said: 'Gordonstoun has a strict policy in
relation to drugs and both pupils and parents are made aware of this
policy from the outset.

'As soon as we became aware of a possible problem, we took action and
as a result one pupil was asked to leave and 11 were suspended for two weeks.'

Prince Charles was a pupil at Gordonstoun in the 1960s and other
Royals to attend the school include Prince Philip, the Duke of York,
the Earl of Wessex, Peter Phillips and his sister Zara.

A Grampian Police spokesman said: 'We were made aware in June 2008 by
the school of a matter concerning non-class A drugs.

'The matter has been dealt with internally and there was no
requirement for police involvement.

'As such, the matter is entirely one for the school and it would be
inappropriate for Grampian Police to make any further comment.'