The Drug Education Forum welcomes Joining Forces, the guidance from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) for police working with schools and colleges around drugs and drug use.
Your article focuses on how police might respond if young people are found with drugs on school and college premises (YPN, 5-11 July, p2).
But the role of police on drug issues is far wider than this. Alongside parents and the wider community, the police force has a vital role in supporting every school's responsibility to provide our young people with the relevant knowledge, skills and understanding to make informed choices around any situation involving drugs.
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