A Year 7 youngster brought hundreds of dollars in cash to his school and lavished on high-end gifts for his classmates.
The Epping Boys High School student went on a shopping spree with his classmates, purchasing laptops and gaming vouchers for his classmates.
Parents of children in the year have received a letter from the school informing them of the problem.
Today we had occasion to talk to year 7 about amounts of cash that has (sic) been circulating around in the form of ‘gifts’, gaming vouchers, funded shopping trips and computer equipment,’ principal Jessica Schadel wrote.
‘The Youth Officer from Ryde Police also spoke to the year group regarding this matter.’
‘We have asked the boys to spend some time reflecting on what they may know about this issue and to see a member of the year 7 wellbeing team should they have any information.’
An anonymous parent told the Sydney Morning Herald the amount was $27,000 in cash and the boy had sprinkled it around ‘like confetti’.
Police say Ryde officers responded to information about the student and made inquiries with the school’s administration.
‘About 1pm on Tuesday, police received information that a student attended his school in Epping with a large sum of cash which he distributed to other students.’
‘No further police action is anticipated.’