Students Found With Knives, Marijuana at Hillside Middle School

Two students at Hillside Middle School were discovered to have brought marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and knives to school on Monday, according to a listserv email from Principal Jim Cracraft to parents.

Cracraft said he was first told that a student brought a knife to school and was showing it to peeers. This lead to an investigation, in which the administration found that two students had brought marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and knives.

The administration also found that four students had smoked marijuana before school that day. The administration also conducted a locker search and found marijuana in one student's backpack.

Northville Police then intervened in the case and took all of the items.

The students are being disciplined according to the School Code of Conduct, the email stats.

"If students are suspected of engaging in any activity contrary to our Student Code of Conduct, we will investigate and intervene as necessary. In the case of an illegal activity, including illegal drug possession, we will work collaboratively with law enforcement to intervene as appropriate," Cracraft said in the email.

Cracraft also encouraged parents to discuss the dangers of substance abuse and illegal drugs with their children.

"As principal, I take any threat to our students’ safety and learning very seriously and will not tolerate behavior of this type in our school," he said.