Don't smoke drugs on the school run, head teacher tells mothers Amanda Casey said at least two parents had been seen either buying drugs or lighting up a joint outside the school gates as they dropped off their children. She asked the "minority" of parents responsible to "put the reputation of our school and the children's needs first." The incidents are said to have occurred outside Longview primary school in Huyton, Liverpool, which has 300 pupils aged three to 11. Miss Casey said the "disturbing incidents" were witnessed in view of children. One parent was seen buying drugs from a car parked outside the school just after lunchtime while another was spotted apparently smoking cannabis at 9am, the start of the school day. Miss Casey wrote: "It is the responsibility of everyone at Longview to ensure that the environment both in and around the school is one which is both safe and makes our children feel proud. On one occasion a parent was seen apparently buying drugs from a car at around 1.15pm and at another time a mother appeared to be smoking cannabis at 9am. The fact that both of these events took place very close to our school, when there are children around, causes me a great deal of concern. One parent who received the letter said: "I am shocked at what's gone on. If they are smoking drugs at the school gates I worry about what sort of home life their children will have. A spokesman for Knowsley council said: "The school received reports of alleged drug activity taking place close to the school. This information has been passed on to the appropriate agencies. The welfare and safety of our pupils is our priority and prompt action was taken. Whilst incidents of this nature are extremely rare they are taken very seriously. Merseyside Police said that while it had not had official reports of parents" drug use, the force would be liaising with the school.