Key School expels five for pot use on Costa Rica trip

Five students have been expelled from the Key School in Annapolis after confessing they bought and smoked marijuana on a school-sponsored Spring Break trip to Costa Rica. A sixth was suspended for the rest of the school year after admitting drinking alcohol there, school officials said yesterday.

The disciplinary action followed an investigation into rumors that surfaced after the Feb. 17-25 trip. In all, 16 of the 21 students who went on the trip violated some form of school policy. The ones who weren't expelled or suspended are awaiting punishment for alcohol use and curfew violations, said Marcella Yedid, head of the private...