Furious parents demand answers after a YEAR ONE student brings mystery drugs to school and hands them out to classmates
- Paramedics were called to Wynnum State School, in east Brisbane, on July 15
- A Year One student gave prescription medication to six other students
- Some parents are outraged that they weren't informed of the incident
Parents are demanding answers after a Year One student brought 'mystery tablets' to school and handed them out to classmates.
Paramedics were called to Wynnum State School, in east Brisbane, on July 15 after the student gave six fellow fellow pupils the medication.
Some parents are outraged that they weren't informed of the incident.
Paramedics were called to Wynnum State School, in east Brisbane, on July 15 after the student gave six fellow students the medication
'I don't know how many of the six children took the medication, but I do know that ambulances were called to the school,' the parent said, according to the Courier Mail.
'There has been no global communication to the parents of the school about this incident. There has also been no confirmation about what type of ''medication'' it was.'
Share this article
The parent said there was a school assembly to discuss what had happened but attempts at getting further information were 'met with resistance'.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Wynnum State School for comment.
A spokesman for the Department of Education Queensland told Daily Mail Australia the ambulances were called as a 'precautionary measure'.
He said the parents of the students involved had been told and the medication was a prescription drug.
A spokesperson for the Department of Education Queensland told Daily Mail Australia the ambulances were called as a 'precautionary measure' (stock image)
The spokesperson said the department and the school hadn't revealed the type of medication due to respect for the family.
Another parent had gone to a P&C meeting where the substance was described as 'medication' and while it was normally a good school they were 'disappointed by the reaction' to the incident.
'I feel like there's a lot of secrecy about the incident, as if they don't want the news getting out into the greater public. But when children's health and/or lives are potentially at risk, shouldn't all care givers [parents and teachers alike] be made aware so they can take steps to protect their children,' the parent said.
