A grammar pupil has been arrested and expelled on suspicion of dealing MDMA at school.

Police were called to Dane Court grammar school, Broadstairs, on Friday, May 4, and arrested an 18-year-old.

Head teacher Andrew Fowler sent a letter to parents, saying the pupil 'didn't care about breaking the law' and was 'no longer a student at this school'.

Mr Fowler said: "At the end of last week, we received information that one of our students had brought in drugs to sell to other people.

"That student clearly didn't care about their own education; they didn't care about breaking the law, and they didn't care how much danger they were putting other people in.

"The student was caught very quickly, and was dealt with, by both the school and the police.

"They have been arrested and charged by the police, and they are no longer a student at this school."

All pupils at the school have been told about incident by senior members of staff.

Mr Fowler added: "We have told them, very clearly, that there can be no place in this school community for drugs, or for people who use or deal in drugs.

"Drugs wreck lives, and we will always act, decisively, to protect our students.

"Anyone who brings drugs into school jeopardises their place at this school.

"We have also encouraged our students, your children, to speak to an adult is they are concerned, either for themselves or for others.

"We can assist students in getting help.

"Any information we receive will be dealt with swiftly, but also confidentially and sensitively."

A police spokesman said: "Kent Police officers attended Dane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs, at 3.10pm on Friday 4 May 2018 and arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of possession with intent to supply MDMA.

"He was released on bail until May 23."