2 pupils arrested on drug charges

STRUTHERS -- Two female pupils at Struthers Middle School were suspended for 10 days and may face expulsion hearings after being arrested Friday on allegations of possessing a small amount of marijuana on school property.
The girls, ages 13 and 14, were charged with drug abuse and released on their own recognizance to their parents, said police, who were called to the school at 800 Fifth St. at about 11:15 a.m.
School officials called police after learning one of the girls might have marijuana in her possession. Police found 10 empty cigarette packs and nine cigarette butts in her purse. Also found was a small jewelry box that contained suspected marijuana, police said.
The girl then said she had taken the marijuana from her home and brought it to school for the other girl, who had asked her for marijuana the previous day.
The father of the girl accused of having the marijuana in her purse denied that there was marijuana in their home, and said his daughter had fabricated the story.
Two other female pupils from the school were questioned by police, but it was determined they were not involved.