Police figures have revealed that hundreds of children have been caught with drugs at school, including cannabis, cocaine and even heroin. The figures, released under the Freedom of Information Act, reveal that there have been more than 2,000 drug incidents on school premises over the last four years. Four incidents involved children under the age of eleven, and one included an eight-year-old child. The figures were obtained from information provided by 34 police forces across England and Wales. Cannabis was involved in 625 incidents, while 27 cases were of children being caught with cocaine. Other types of drugs listed included LSD, amphetamines and ecstasy and seven instances of heroin possession on school premises. The incidents involving children under the age of eleven included an eight-year-old and a nine-year-old who were each caught with cannabis. Chris Keates, the General Secretary of teacher’s union NASUWT, described the evidence as ‘worrying’.