Three pupils excluded from Tauranga Boys' College for smoking marijuana did so outside of school grounds and time. By Jimmy EllinghamA school's right to get tough on pot puffing international pupils is under examination today. She also wondered why the school didn't intervene over earlier allegations about the pupils drinking alcohol at a party. The contracts signed by the boys' parents say the youngsters must abide by New Zealand laws, not take non-prescribed drugs and abide by Tauranga Boys' College rules. Ms Dickson said the school board didn't accept the situation was handled unfairly too, in that two boys weren't excluded.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 22, 2016 18:06 UTC