A schoolgirl who was caught bringing a knife to class told her teachers that she only wanted to use it to snort cocaine, it is claimed.

Jacey Fay Romano, 18, is said to have further revealed that she had snorted ‘eight lines of cocaine before school and said her heart was racing,’ after being confronted.

She reportedly offered the astonishing excuse after being caught with the folding blade when she got off the bus to enter West Greenville School in Greenvile, South Carolina, Tuesday.

Jacey Fay Romano is accused of bringing a knife to school – then telling staff she was only using it to snort cocaine after being caught with it (Picture: Greenville Police Department)

She was caught after being scanned by a metal detector intended to identify cell phones as well as other gadgets or metal items students are banned from having in class.




According to an incident report seen by Fox Carolina, when asked why she had the blade, Romano told school officials that she used its flat surface to snort the illegal drug, rather than use it as a weapon.

Romano, who describes herself as a model on her Facebook page, was arrested and charged with carrying a weapon on school property, but did not face drugs charges.

It is unclear whether she was tested to establish if her claims about taking cocaine were true.

She has been suspended from West Greenville School.

Romano was caught with the blade shortly after getting off the bus at West Greenville School in Greenville, South Carolina on Tuesday (Picture: Google Maps)

A spokesman explained that the establishment ‘is a special school for students with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges.’