A Michigan school district issued a letter to parents and guardians on Wednesday requesting them to stop smoking marijuana in school parking lots during drop-off and pick-up times.
Superintendent Jim Neilsen of the Orchard View School District made it clear that smoking marijuana on school property is against the law. He also expressed concerns about parents driving under the influence.
“I am reaching out to address a concern that has recently come to our attention, and although it’s not a message I expected to write as a school administrator, I feel it is a message that needs to be sent. As the weather warms up and more windows are rolled down during school drop-off and pick-up, we’ve received multiple reports of a strong odor of marijuana coming from vehicles on school property,” Superintendent Neilsen wrote in a letter to families. “Orchard View School is a drug-free zone, and the possession or use of marijuana on school grounds is strictly prohibited.”
Nielsen underlined that while the district respects personal choices made outside school grounds, the proximity to students requires stronger restrictions.