The shock news has led to the boy being excluded from Rainworth's Joseph Whitaker School, with education chiefs confirming yesterday that a full investigation has been launched into the drugs scandal.

In a joint statement issued yesterday, Joseph Whitaker and Nottinghamshire County Council told Chad: "A full investigation is currently taking place over the possible possession of two Ecstasy tablets in the school. Appropriate action will be taken in due course in line with the school's existing anti-drugs policy."

The news has sent shockwaves through the school community, with one worried parent telling Chad he was horrified an incident of this nature could happen at Joseph Whitaker –– and called for the boy to be permanently barred.

"We all want to keep drugs out of schools and society in general and I am very upset to find this out –– drug dealing in schools is something you just do not expect to come up against as a parent.

"I see the consequences of drug abuse all the time through my work and I really hope this boy is permanently excluded from the school. I also hope the school has some strong policies on keeping drug and drugs abuse out of the school."

And the worried dad also urged education chiefs to come down hard on any pupil caught taking drugs into the school –– while he said all parents are now waiting to see how school bosses handle last week's incident.

"This is something that is very concerning and all the parents and pupils connected with the school need to be warned about what has happened and warned about the dangers of drugs," he told Chad.

"I have told my son that he should not touch drugs under any circumstances, only one tablet of Ecstasy could kill and it is a real shame that this has happened.

"The school has been very good in the past and I have always been very happy with them. They have always dealt very well with bullying and other problem areas and I hope they will do the same with this incident."

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