Forget juice boxes and crayons. A Philadelphia preschooler came to class with crack cocaine and cash, authorities said.
The 4-year-old boy showed his shocking contraband to another student on Tuesday morning, who told a teacher, Philadelphia schools spokesman Fernando Gallard told the Daily News.
“The teacher approached the pre-K student and asked him to empty out his pockets, basically,” Gallard said.
Out came $173 cash and eight dime bags.
“It looked like crack cocaine and cocaine powder,” Gallard said.
The teacher seized the drugs and money and took the boy to see the principal of the Thomas Mifflin School, who called police.
School officials evacuated the building, and a police K-9 unit swept the classrooms before students were allowed to return.
The boy was transported to a hospital to make sure he hadn’t ingested any of the drugs.
The boy was OK, but police and school officials still wonder how a young child got a hold of street drugs and a roll of bills.
Police were questioning the boy’s uncle on Tuesday, CBS Philadelphia reported.
Authorities say the boy is a victim, not a pint-sized pusher.
Chief Inspector Cynthia Dorsey said the child didn’t realize the danger the drugs.
“It is something to play with,” Dorsey told the TV station. “He showed it to classmates.”
Elementary students in the past have brought drugs and even a handgun to school, Gallard said, but he can’t remember any as young as the boy.
He commended the classmate for notifying the teacher and said the school and other service providers would follow up.
“Whatever the situation is that he has access to these items, we’re going to be able to provide support,” Gallard said.
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