A Texas mother has been charged after admitting her son mixed a drink for another child to drink at school, resulting in the boy being sent to the hospital.
Jennifer Rossi, 45, was arrested after a student at Alamo Ranch Legacy Traditional School became ill after a classmate forced her to drink a drink during gym class, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. announced that it had been done.
On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Legacy Traditional School in Alamo Ranch.
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Police said the drink provided was found to contain a mixture of lemon, salt and vinegar inside a sports drink bottle, and the child began to experience nausea and headaches after drinking it. did.
After further investigation, the sheriff’s office determined that Rossi “intentionally mixed the contents of her son’s drink to prevent it from being stolen by other students at school.”
The contents of the drink were not toxic, but the child was kept at the hospital for additional monitoring.
It appears that her son’s drink had been stolen the day before, and the mother told investigators that she only did it to stop her son from being bullied at school. affidavit It is stated that it was obtained by KSAT.
Rossi, who also claimed to be a nurse, said in a statement that she knew the drink was not toxic.
She was charged with injury to a child and taken to jail, the sheriff’s office said.
