North East Independent School District police officers repeatedly threw marijuana and other THC products confiscated from students into school dumpsters and trash cans, a months-long probe by KSAT Investigates found.
The practice calls into question the handling of evidence from felony drug offenses as well as raises concerns that drugs and drug paraphernalia were at times put in areas accessible to the public, including children.
An NEISD official pointed out that testing the devices for the presence of THC makes them inoperable. Chancellor confirmed the department has now introduced retraining and new protocols for drug seizure cases.“We’re glad this was brought to our attention so that we could take the opportunity to relook at things to see if that is really the best practice and moving forward that isn’t going to occur anymore,” Chancellor said. “Moving forward, all of the officers are going to take anything and everything and take it back to the evidence room.
The student, however, was not criminally charged “due to the Bexar CO. DA’s office policies,” the report states. Chancellor confirmed the incident was not handled properly by the officer or supervisor and that type of “failure” has been addressed. Just days later, again at LEE H.S., the same officer found a student in possession of “green leafy” marijuana and a THC vape pen.
Chancellor declined to say what, if any, disciplinary action NEISD PD officers faced for improperly handling drug evidence.NEISD’s past practices for THC drug seizures are not in line with the other large school districts in San Antonio. A spokeswoman for San Antonio Independent School District confirmed THC vape pens are handled the same way as any other seized narcotics. The items are held as evidence until being sent out to be destroyed in a contained incendiary device.
“I’m very pissed. I’m hurt and I’m angry and I’m scared for children,” Destiny said. “They are the scariest things in my life. I am a single mom.”“They tell me it’s an emergency and I need to be there with my daughter because she’s incoherent and needs medical attention,” Destiny said.
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