A New York teacher has been placed on administrative leave after giving her students edible THC gummies that she mistook for Sour Patch kids.
The incident happened at William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence in Buffalo, N.Y., according to WKBW.
The edibles were packaged to look like regular candy, police said. But a small notice on the label indicated the gummies contained 500 milligrams of THC.
It’s not the first time the mistake has happened in schools.
Three students at Hayes Elementary School in Oklahoma City were hospitalized April 7 when a student mistakenly shared a THC-infused edible that he thought was candy, according to News 9.
Buffalo Public Schools said the district is committed to protecting the health and well-being of its students.
“Please be advised that this was an isolated incident,” the statement read. “Be assured that the incident was taken extremely seriously and was responded to swiftly.”
It made at least one of the students feel sick but both were taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
The inadvertent switch has been happening for years.
In 2023, a substitute teacher at Pontiac High School in Michigan is accused of giving THC edibles and THC vape cartridges to a student, according to The Detroit News.
A South Carolina resigned in 2021 after two packs of marijuana edibles were included in an in-class reward box.
