Walton 14-year-old accused of bringing drugs to school, sharing with friends

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A 14-year-old Walton County middle school student is accused of bringing drugs to school and sharing them with other students, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office announced.

According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), the student from Emerald Coast Middle School in Santa Rosa Beach is facing felony charges after allegedly providing drugs to his friends while on the bus to school.

The WCSO said the school resource officer was alerted to the incident Tuesday morning shortly after the start of school when a student reportedly went to the nurse’s office with side effects consistent with drug use.

The VICE\Narcotics Unit responded to the school, and the student was identified and interviewed by deputies with a parent in attendance. According to the WCSO, the teen admitted to bringing cannabis, mushrooms, and chips – possibly laced with an unknown substance – to campus.

All parents whose children were involved were quickly notified by the school district and have since been removed from school, the WCSO said.

The WCSO said there is no evidence any of the mushrooms were consumed – only edibles and chips. The agency said it believes the incident is isolated to a group of friends and that no other student is involved and that the drugs were acquired off campus.

The student was arrested and charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance.

“The safety of our students is of the utmost importance to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office and our partners at the Walton County School District. This incident was quickly addressed, and further consequences will be determined by the courts and school district,” the WCSO said in its statement.