At least one concerned parent is speaking out after a pair of needles were found at the top of a stairwell near Rutland Learning Centre on Monday morning.

According to Kelowna resident Kandra Seguin, the needles were found when a grandmother was dropping off her grandchild to go to school for the day. After Seguin was notified on a local Facebook group that a 害羞草研究所済reenish害羞草研究所� substance was found in the needles, she called police to let them know about the situation.

READ MORE: More than a dozen needles found at popular Vernon beach

害羞草研究所淚 called the police, and I got the interpretation that they didn害羞草研究所檛 follow-up with it. They didn害羞草研究所檛 call me back害羞草研究所�, she said.

Sheryl Thompson, the teacher who was notified about the situation by students, said she didn害羞草研究所檛 know what was in the needles, but properly disposed of them in a disposal box.

害羞草研究所淚 contacted my administrator to make sure I was following the right protocol to pick up the needles. It didn害羞草研究所檛 look like the needles had been used. They still had safety caps on them,害羞草研究所� said Thompson.

害羞草研究所淭hey could害羞草研究所檝e been used for insulin or for diabetes. We don害羞草研究所檛 know.害羞草研究所�

Thompson said that this isn害羞草研究所檛 the first time needles have been found by the staircase near the end of the strip mall.

害羞草研究所淭his is my third year working here. I think we害羞草研究所檝e seen needles here on two or three separate occasions.害羞草研究所�

While no one was hurt in the incident, Seguin has said that more needs to be done by police.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檇 like a protocol to be followed when needles are found full of a substance,害羞草研究所� she said.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e just concerned that there害羞草研究所檚 drugs laying around where our kids are playing. No one seems to care.害羞草研究所�

In a statement, the RCMP said they never received a call about the needles.

If the RCMP find abondoned needles a spokesperson said they destroy them and attempt to conduct an investigation.

connor.trembley@kelownacapnews.com
Like us on and follow us on .