The expelled students were found in possession of crystal meth, vape and weed, among others.

In a statement, the school’s headmistress, Sister Kudzai Mutsure, said the eight were found guilty by the school’s disciplinary committee following their suspension during a leadership camp held from January 12 to 15 in Nyanga.

Parents were called to a meeting at the school on Wednesday where the administration expressed concerns that they were breeding drug dealers and addicts.

Some senior students were caught red-handed using drugs at their camp at Troutbeck Inn, and when their bags were searched, more drugs were found.

The school has since demoted all prefects and banned all students from visiting Queen of Hearts and Sam Levy’s Village without their parents.

Of concern was that sugar daddies picked up some girls that should be on movie dates and return them in time for their parents to pick them up.

There were also concerns at Wednesday’s meeting that some parents were deeply involved in drugs.

So bad is the situation at the school that security guards now use sniffer dogs for random drug checks.

Sr Kudzai said the disciplinary committee exercised all principles of procedural fairness and found the expelled girls guilty of violating the school’s drug policy.

“My heart aches for these girls and their parents, but my duty of care is to ensure that the school environment is, as far as is practicable, safe and free from all risks.

“I have a responsibility to the whole school community and possessing, using or supplying a restricted substance, including vaping is not acceptable. Investigations are still ongoing and we will not hesitate to weed out any more culprits to sanitise the school space,” Sr Kudzai said.

“I pray that the girls will receive the rehabilitation they need and that all parents take an active role, in partnership with the school, to modify the inappropriate behaviour of their children.