Tonight, Eyewitness News investigates a shocking discovery of drugs in a local kindergarten classroom. A teacher found the drugs in the student's backpack. It happened at Stephen's Elementary School in Chowchilla. Some parents are angry about how the district handled the situation.
A 23-year-old mother of a kindergarten student is facing felony charges after her son accidentally came to school with drugs in his backpack. According to the Chowchilla Police Department, the teacher discovered the drugs in the student's backpack, moments after class started on December 5th.
"It was wrapped and wrapped and wrapped. Basically, he couldn't get it open, so the teacher saw it, took it immediately and turned it over," said Lt. Dave Riviere.
Police can't disclose the type of drug or quantity, but say students' safety wasn't compromised.
"None of the kids, at all, were exposed to anything. None of the kids, at all, had contact with it. And none of the kids were in danger, at that time, of anything. The school handled it perfectly," said Riviere.
But parents Eyewitness News spoke to, say the district should have told them anyway.
"They did not tell us anything, which I was very shocked as to why," said kindergarten parent Zavanna Ledesma.
After Eyewitness News's investigation, the district wrote a letter to parents that'll be distributed on Thursday. In it, in clarifies what happened that day, and addresses rumors that children were playing with the drugs. The name of the woman arrested is not being disclosed to protect the privacy of her son.