School officials say a teacher at a public school in Buffalo, New York, was placed on administrative leave after accidentally giving two students ingredients they mistakenly mistaken for regular candy.
PS 79 teacher William J. Gravure’s School of Excellence offered gummies disguised as marijuana on April 1st to students disguised as regular sour patch kids. ABC 7.
The teacher said he didn’t know that the candy contained THC, the upstate New York school district said in a statement.
Two students who ate candies offered during their swimming class were taken to the hospital for an assessment after reporting that one of them was feeling sick.
One of the students, 11-year-old Jaaiaire Richardson, told ABC 7 about his disastrous experience.
“I was like the scariest kid in the world, and I didn’t want to take anything from anyone again,” he told the outlet.
The edibles were packaged like a typical bag from a sour patch kids with a very small label, noting that it contained 500 milligrams of THC, police said. Usually, food disguised as marketable candies is intended to be split and shared, as it contains an incredibly large amount of THC. Geek Gummy Rope is a “tears and sharing” treat that is common for marijuana lovers.
The teacher was placed on paid leave on the same day the district claimed to be taking the situation “very seriously.”
Jaaiaire’s parents are looking for the district for answers on where the food came from in the first place.
“We are looking for protection from our kids going to school. You know, this isn’t so sad and we don’t want it not to happen to other kids,” his mother, Tia Leek, told the station.
As an extra precaution, the school reminded students that they are allowed to eat snacks during their scheduled lunch period and cannot be shared due to general health and safety.
Schools across the country have struggled to cover up the eating process to classrooms.
In late March, six students from one Mississippi school were hospitalized after ate food that a classmate had given them.
And in Queens, according to a lawsuit filed in January, a teacher called “Mr.Blunt” is said to have eliminated weeds from students.
