--- title: School warns parents over lolly snorting description: School warns parents over lolly snorting image: https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_666030916%20(2)-4.jpg --- Latest Guide | Transform how you manage policies with our interactive guide [![Ideagen School Governance Horizontal 2024](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/hubfs/Ideagen%20School%20Governance%20Horizontal%202024.svg "Ideagen School Governance Horizontal 2024")](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au) * * Search ** Search [![Subscribe](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3786587/5eb7c708-5720-4c0c-874c-53f035b1dac7.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3786587/5eb7c708-5720-4c0c-874c-53f035b1dac7) - [ Boarding Schools ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/boarding-schools) - [ COVID-19/Coronavirus ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/covid-19-coronavirus) - [ Child Protection ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/child-protection) - [ Early Learning ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/early-learning) - [ Excursions ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/excursions) - [ Gov, Risk and Compliance ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/governance-risk-compliance) - [ Human Resources ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/human-resources) - [ Overseas Students ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/overseas-students) - [ Privacy & Complaints Handling ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/privacy-complaints-handling) - [ School Gov & Executives ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/school-governance-executives) - [ School Registration ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/school-registration) - [ Social Media ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/social-media) - [ Student Wellbeing ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/student-wellbeing) - [ Workplace Safety ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/workplace-safety) - [ Weekly Wrap ](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/tag/weekly-wrap) ###### Article ## School warns parents over lolly snorting 21/01/14 ![Resources](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_666030916%20(2)-4.jpg) A school in the US state of Rhode Island has sent a dramatic memo to parents warning of the health consequences of the "widespread phenomenon" of students snorting or smoking Smarties. In a memo to parents, the school said students were "smoking" the candies by crushing them into a fine powder, pouring the contents into their mouths and blowing the "smoke" out of their mouths or noses. "To snort Smarties, students use a straw or a rolled up piece of paper to snort the fine, crushed candy powder up into their nasal cavities,'' the [memo](http://harddeadlines.com/2014/01/16/portsmouth-middle-school-smarties-snorting-scare-update) said. Smarties in the US are different to the chocolate-centred Smarties found in Australia, as they are more like a [fizzer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties_(wafer_candy)) type of lolly. The school warned students who snorted or smoked Smarties ran the risk of cuts in their nasal cavity, infection, scarring, lung problems and allergic reactions. The school even claimed the habit could "lead to maggots feeding on the sugary dust wedged inside the nose'" and be a "precursor to future cigarette smoking and drug use". >   ###### Share this [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/2014/01/22/us-school-warns-parents-over-lolly-snorting%20&body=Check%20out%20https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/2014/01/22/us-school-warns-parents-over-lolly-snorting](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/2014/01/22/us-school-warns-parents-over-lolly-snorting%20&body=Check%20out%20https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/news/2014/01/22/us-school-warns-parents-over-lolly-snorting) ##### About the Author ![](https://www.schoolgovernance.net.au/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(24).png) **CompliSpace** CompliSpace is Ideagen’s SaaS-enabled solution that helps organisations in highly-regulated industries meet their governance, risk, compliance and policy management obligations. ## Resources you may like ###### Article ##### Setting your boarding staff up for success: why policy clarity matters Boarding governance touches on child safety, complaints handling, student health, and much more.... 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