Trayvon Martin’s family has confirmed to MSNBC that Trayvon Martin was suspended from high school for a minor drug-related offense.
Trayvon was “suspended for 10 days from Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School in North Miami-Dade for possession of an empty marijuana baggie,” according to the NBC News director of the southeast region.
Trayvon’s parents and supporters, including Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and the family’s lead attorney, Ben Crump, held a press conference in central Florida, in response to the allegations that these findings might raise suspicion about Martin’s character. Martin’s supporters strongly asserted that Trayvon’s suspension is irrelevant.
Martin’s mother says authorities are trying to demonize her son by leaking information to the news media that marijuana was the reason for his suspension from school. Sanford police told the Associated Press it’s possible the information was leaked to the media, but it was not authorized.
