EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – An Edmond elementary faculty had a scary episode when a scholar who claimed to have consumed edible marijuana was taken to the hospital together with one other scholar.
“It was very scary for college directors. They have been very involved and this was completely preventable,” mentioned Susan Parks-Schlepp, Edmond Public Colleges.
Two Sundown elementary 4th graders have been taken to the hospital after the pair allegedly consumed medical marijuana gummies.
“They seemed like sweet. They have been little sq. blue gummies,” Parks-Schlepp mentioned. “A fourth-grade lady got here to the secretaries right here within the entrance workplace at Sundown Elementary and mentioned that she had a headache, that she wasn’t feeling very nicely and mentioned that she had consumed an edible.”
Faculty directors labored rapidly to place the items collectively, within the course of discovering one other scholar who additionally ate the gummies.
“Due to the way in which that she had reported it we imagine that she did know precisely what she was taking, and the investigation exhibits that this really started outdoors of college in a bunch chat between a bunch of fourth graders who know one another or stay shut to one another,” Parks-Schlepp mentioned.
One little one deliberate to deliver the edibles to highschool, giving them to 2 others. Edmond police additionally responded to make sure the security of the house the place the gummies got here from.
“We’re a drug and alcohol-free campus. We’ve a college board coverage – all three college students obtained penalties. In accordance with their age and college board coverage, I can’t converse to the specifics of that,” Parks-Schlepp mentioned.
We spoke with individuals who stay close to the varsity, like Randy Gillum, whose children went to sundown.
“It’s not likely stunning,” Gillum mentioned. “It’s simply the accountability of the mother and father to be sure that this doesn’t occur to the children and probably kill one other little one.”
Edmond faculty officers are additionally hoping mother and father will step up and lock up their drugs, in addition to speak to their children concerning the danger of consuming the edibles.
“And why kids shouldn’t be taking it as a result of it may be very sturdy and these two children have been sick,” Parks-Schlepp mentioned.
The district tells us fortunately these college students are doing OK.
We nonetheless have extra questions concerning the investigation, resembling how the kid acquired the edibles, however Edmond police inform us their report received’t be prepared till subsequent week.
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