CHARLOTTE — Charlotte-Mecklenburg students caught with drugs at school is at an 18-year high.
Our partners with the Charlotte Observer went through data released this month by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
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Last school year, CMS reported 939 drug possessions. That’s overall rate of 6.5 possessions for every one thousand students.
While drug possessions are at an 18-year high, the overall crime rate has gone down.
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