Michigan Mother Charged After Kindergartener Takes THC Gummies to School

Michigan Mother Charged After Kindergartener Takes THC Gummies to School
Michigan Mother Charged After Kindergartener Takes THC Gummies to School (Image: Screenshot/YouTube/Mid-Michigan now on FOX66 & NBC25)

Officials in Michigan charged a mother with second-degree child abuse after her 6-year-old child brought THC-laced gummies to school, resulting in the hospitalization of four kindergarteners, according to WMBF.

According to Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton, the girl brought the candies to Edgerton Elementary School in Vienna Township, which is approximately 15 miles north of Flint.

Leyton stated that the mother, identified as Melinda Gaticia, managed to make her own THC gummies at home and put them in a Life Savers packet. Leyton stated that she then made them accessible to her 6-year-old child, who brought them to school on Friday to share with fellow students.

If you are gonna do edibles, eat gummies, you have to safe keep them,” Leyton said.

Four kindergarten students became ill from the gummy candies and were hospitalized. According to Clio Area Schools Superintendent Fletcher Spears, three of the students were released the following day, and the fourth was released two days later.

According to Spears, all four students are back in school.

Wednesday, Gaticia was arrested after turning herself in. Leyton stated that the charge of child abuse in the second degree is punishable by up to ten years in prison.

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