'Drug' found at school turns out to be flour
A bag of suspected drugs discarded by a primary school pupil was handed over to police - who later determined it was likely flour.
Officers were called to Grove Primary School in Wolverhampton on March 17, at 11.20am.
They took the bag away for testing at a nearby police station, before determining it was not a drug substance.
It is believed the bag contained flour.
The police attendance at the fuelled speculation on social media that drugs were being bought in to school.
But a West Midlands Police spokesman said: "We attended at 11.20am, to reports of drugs on the premises.
"We took it away for testing, and they now think it is flour.
"It was in a small packet. It was found not to be a drug."
The police spokesman added: "A teacher had been alerted to the packet being put in a bin.
"So when the teacher checked the bin and found the bag, it was then given to us for testing."
Police left the school at 4pm, he added.
School headteacher Ben Davis said: "An incident was reported to me which some parents had concerns about.
"Although we do not comment on individual cases, correct protocols and policies were followed and the matter is now resolved."
