East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 12-year-old sixth grader who brought THC gummies to Southeast Middle School in Baton Rouge and shared them with three other sixth graders.[1] One student was taken to a hospital after getting sick at school on Monday afternoon, and the child was expected to be OK.[1] The 12-year-old was booked into juvenile detention on charges of distributing Schedule I drugs, bringing drugs into a school zone, and possession of marijuana.[1] The three other students were issued summonses for possession of contraband on school property and released to their parents.[1] Deputies said the gummies were shared allegedly at the request of the three other students.[2] The East Baton Rouge Parish School System said one student was transported off campus by EMS and another was vomiting, and that all parents of students involved were contacted.[2]
6th grader arrested for handing out THC gummies at a Baton Rouge middle school
A 12-year-old sixth grader was arrested and booked into juvenile detention after bringing THC gummies to Southeast Middle School in Baton Rouge and sharing them with three other students. One student was taken to a hospital after getting sick, and the other three received summonses for possession of contraband on school property.
🇺🇸 Southeast Middle School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana · United States
- Arrested
- 1
- Charged
- 3
Sources
- WBRZwbrz.com6th grader arrested for handing out THC gummies at school; one student taken to hospital
- WAFBwafb.com6th grader arrested after students get sick from 'gummies' at middle school
Open questions the AI reported
- The report does not state how many gummies were brought to school or any weight or monetary value.
- No charges, disposition or court outcome for the 12-year-old's juvenile detention booking was reported.
- The school system statement says one student was vomiting, but the articles do not say whether that student was the same as the student transported off campus by EMS.
