Elementary Students from Key Taken to Hospital After Eating Edibles at School

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Anonymous wrote:If they were sixth graders I have no doubt they knew what they were trying. Scary stuff

Key goes through 5th. I seriously doubt they did it on purpose.

Ok wow. You are in denial if you think kids this age aren’t experimenting with drugs and alcohol. They are and scary as it might be to you, talking to kids this age about it frankly and letting them
Know the dangers of taking pills, alcohol, edibles from anyone (even a friend) is super dangerous.

I had a 5th grader at Key last year. No, there was absolutely no experimenting with drugs or even alcohol.

I have a child at Key. I absolutely, genuinely believe the kids are super sweet and maybe they did not know exactly what they were consuming, but I find it hard to believe that they thought they were eating simple gummy bears. If my kid finds a (normal) bag of gummy bears lying around my house, she would pop a handful in her mouth within a matter of minutes. It feels unlikely that she would take the bag to school and distribute one each to her friends. The only way I envision her doing the latter is if she thought they were somehow “special” candies that she and her friends wouldn’t normally have access to (even if she didn’t know exactly how they were different). But I’ll defer to the poster with firsthand knowledge who says the children truly didn’t know.

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How many drugged gummies would the average idiot parent consuner have in their home?

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^PO here.
If the kids genuinely thought they were eating candy, they must have been so terrified once the effects kicked in. I feel bad for them. Scary and sad for all families involved.

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Anonymous wrote:^PO here.
If the kids genuinely thought they were eating candy, they must have been so terrified once the effects kicked in. I feel bad for them. Scary and sad for all families involved.

Sorry, I meant to say I was the poster above initially doubtful that the kids didn’t know.

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Anonymous wrote:Any tips for talking to kids about this? I don’t want my child scared to share candy offered by a close friend.

Just be honest and tell them sometimes food from outside of school can get contaminated. Or it could have allergens or medicine. These kids ate something that wasn't from school and got sick. Be careful with food and wash your hands. If you don't feel good, always ask for help.

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Anonymous wrote:If they were sixth graders I have no doubt they knew what they were trying. Scary stuff

Key goes through 5th. I seriously doubt they did it on purpose.

Ok wow. You are in denial if you think kids this age aren’t experimenting with drugs and alcohol. They are and scary as it might be to you, talking to kids this age about it frankly and letting them
Know the dangers of taking pills, alcohol, edibles from anyone (even a friend) is super dangerous.

I had a 5th grader at Key last year. No, there was absolutely no experimenting with drugs or even alcohol.

I have a child at Key. I absolutely, genuinely believe the kids are super sweet and maybe they did not know exactly what they were consuming, but I find it hard to believe that they thought they were eating simple gummy bears. If my kid finds a (normal) bag of gummy bears lying around my house, she would pop a handful in her mouth within a matter of minutes. It feels unlikely that she would take the bag to school and distribute one each to her friends. The only way I envision her doing the latter is if she thought they were somehow “special” candies that she and her friends wouldn’t normally have access to (even if she didn’t know exactly how they were different). But I’ll defer to the poster with firsthand knowledge who says the children truly didn’t know.

+1. Being sweet doesn't mean you would never try an edible. Even sweet kids could be titillated to try pot, in gummy form, with the prevailing narrative that it's drugs but not really bad. A kid who thought he found a bag of 6 gummy bears would just eat them, not hand them out one per kid to chosen friends. Strains credulity.

[Anonymous]

Apparently, fron threads on here, whole gummies are way too much for adults who take pieces at a time. If they knew what it was, they can't have known to even take a small enough piece to not end up in the hospital.

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently, fron threads on here, whole gummies are way too much for adults who take pieces at a time. If they knew what it was, they can't have known to even take a small enough piece to not end up in the hospital.

A single whole gummy is not too much for an adult. But it would be too much for a kid. Even a physically large kid would 1) be hit much harder, and 2) be freaked out feeling high for the first time *even if getting high was the point* and report to the teacher/nurse.

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Anonymous wrote:How many drugged gummies would the average idiot parent consuner have in their home?

Average? Not sure why that matters. I'm sure there are countless people in DC who have dozens of edibles in their house.

You know how you might buy your favorite sweet in bulk? People do that with THC sweets.

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Anonymous wrote:Any tips for talking to kids about this? I don’t want my child scared to share candy offered by a close friend.

Why? I've told my kids that they should not share food with other people or accept food or candy from their friends. The only exception is unopened packages of known candy (e.g., they know what fun sized m&M's look like). They absolutely know not to accept any sort of gummy, chewable, or pill/tablet from anyone - friend or not.

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Anonymous wrote:If they were sixth graders I have no doubt they knew what they were trying. Scary stuff

Key goes through 5th. I seriously doubt they did it on purpose.

Ok wow. You are in denial if you think kids this age aren’t experimenting with drugs and alcohol. They are and scary as it might be to you, talking to kids this age about it frankly and letting them
Know the dangers of taking pills, alcohol, edibles from anyone (even a friend) is super dangerous.

I had a 5th grader at Key last year. No, there was absolutely no experimenting with drugs or even alcohol.

I have a child at Key. I absolutely, genuinely believe the kids are super sweet and maybe they did not know exactly what they were consuming, but I find it hard to believe that they thought they were eating simple gummy bears. If my kid finds a (normal) bag of gummy bears lying around my house, she would pop a handful in her mouth within a matter of minutes. It feels unlikely that she would take the bag to school and distribute one each to her friends. The only way I envision her doing the latter is if she thought they were somehow “special” candies that she and her friends wouldn’t normally have access to (even if she didn’t know exactly how they were different). But I’ll defer to the poster with firsthand knowledge who says the children truly didn’t know.

+1. Being sweet doesn't mean you would never try an edible. Even sweet kids could be titillated to try pot, in gummy form, with the prevailing narrative that it's drugs but not really bad. A kid who thought he found a bag of 6 gummy bears would just eat them, not hand them out one per kid to chosen friends. Strains credulity.

"My mom bought some special gummy bears that she says are extra delicious and for grown ups only -- want to try one??" <-- I totally believe this could have happened.

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Anonymous wrote:If they were sixth graders I have no doubt they knew what they were trying. Scary stuff

DC elementary schools go through 5th grade.

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I have them. I have them in a container in the back of a drawer in my closet. My kids have no idea. Teen boys.

I liken it to gun safety. Parents need to wake up and be smart or don't have them.

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Anonymous wrote:I have them. I have them in a container in the back of a drawer in my closet. My kids have no idea. Teen boys.

I liken it to gun safety. Parents need to wake up and be smart or don't have them.

I don't understand you.
Do you think gun safety is a container in the back of a drawer in your closet with teen boys whom you just assume have no idea? WTF?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have them. I have them in a container in the back of a drawer in my closet. My kids have no idea. Teen boys.

I liken it to gun safety. Parents need to wake up and be smart or don't have them.

I don't understand you.
Do you think gun safety is a container in the back of a drawer in your closet with teen boys whom you just assume have no idea? WTF?

NP. Gummies are not as big as firearms. Harder to find. Also not lethal.