A student showed up to a Queens high school with 15 nickel bags of marijuana and a scale in her backpack on Wednesday — but she was let off with just a summons, sources told The Post.
A teacher at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Long Island City sounded the alarm when the 11th-grader walked into class reeking of weed.
Cops from the 114th Precinct found the individually wrapped bags of pot and the scale in her backpack — a telltale sign she planned on dealing it to classmates, a school source said.
But cops never arrested the girl, whose name was not released.
She was instead issued a summons and allowed to go home with her mother.
A police source said the teen wasn’t hit with distribution charges because the cops “didn’t catch her in the act.”
Another police source said cops have been instructed to go easy on kids caught with small amounts of marijuana, even in schools.
“That’s what they’re doing this school year,” the source said.
Derek Jackson, head of Teamsters Local 237’s law enforcement division, said a student who shows up with 15 nickel bags should end up in handcuffs.
“They’re choosing not to arrest for marijuana,” he complained.
“Should someone who comes to school with a large amount of marijuana and a scale get arrested? I think so!”
A Department of Education spokesperson refused to answer specific questions about the incident other than to confirm that the NYPD responded to the scene.
The spokesperson cited privacy laws when asked if the student would face any disciplinary action from the school itself or from the DOE.
The school — founded by singer Tony Bennett in 2001 and named after his blue-eyed crooner pal — is considered to have one of the best arts programs in the city.
Students say because nobody gets severely punished for dealing weed, it happens more often.
“People sometimes smoke in the bathroom and sell,” said a sophomore.
Additional reporting by Shawn Cohen