A letter written to parents by Principal Brandi Carney of Wellington Elementary School stated that five primary school students at Wellington Primary unintentionally ate THC gummies in a classroom on Wednesday, resulting in medical assessments.
One student shared the gummies with four classmates after bringing them from home, thinking they were ordinary candy. Carney said the container, marked “LiiTT Exotics,” looked like a candy bag, which would be easy to confuse with non-THC sweets.
Though none of the students seemed sick, EMS staff and the school nurse evaluated them just as a precaution. They were let out of the school when medical staff decided there was no more treatment required.
Carney advised parents in her letter to consider what their children could be able to access at home.
“I hope this unfortunate incident results in a lesson learned for our students as well as our families,” Carney said in the letter. “Please be careful with what your children have access to in your home.”
Across the United States, children younger than six who eat edible cannabis products shot up to 3,054 in 2021, which is up from 207 in 2017, a 1,375% increase.
Whether any disciplinary action is decided upon is still unknown.
This article appears in Feb 14-27, 2025.
