A Richmond man believes his teen son, who has special needs, was given drugs while at his school. Photo: McRoberts Secondary School in Richmond/Google Street View
The father of a 鈥渧ery fragile鈥� 16-year-old special needs boy is angry no one was sent to Richmond Hospital with his son on Thursday after a suspected drugging at school.
Ibrahim Elburai鈥檚 son has spina bifida, hydrocephalus and a heart condition, and his medical condition is very fragile, he told the Richmond News, so he couldn鈥檛 understand why a counsellor or the principal didn鈥檛 go to the hospital with him.
Elburai said his son told him he was given drugs while in the bathroom at McRoberts secondary fixing his catheter.
When the family finally got to the hospital 鈥� after being contacted by friends of his son 鈥� the 16-year-old was 鈥渆dgy鈥� and not himself. Later, he told his father that everything from Thursday was 鈥渂lurry.鈥�
Elburai was upset the school couldn鈥檛 get hold of him or his wife, although they have their phones with them all the time as well as a landline.
鈥淭he worst part is the school didn鈥檛 bother to call us,鈥� Elburai said.
The RCMP and school officials were at McRoberts secondary investigating on Friday.
According to the Richmond RCMP, the student 鈥渇ell ill after allegedly consuming an unknown substance.鈥�
鈥淎t this stage, we believe that this is an isolated incident with no additional reports noted,鈥� said Cpl. Dennis Hwang, spokesperson for the Richmond RCMP.
David Sadler, spokesperson for the Richmond School District, said in a statement that the safety and well-being of students is 鈥渢he highest priority鈥� for the school district.
The RCMP were called immediately after the administration learned of the situation on Thursday, he added.
鈥淭he district is taking these allegations very seriously and will continue to work closely with the RCMP to ensure a full investigation of the reported incident occurs,鈥� Sadler said. 鈥淭he district shares the concerns of the family and will provide any and all necessary support.鈥�
Elburai was at 麻豆传媒映画General Hospital on Friday with his son, who claimed he was forced to take a drug the day before.
