Teacher given cannabis cookie

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Two Southern California high school students were arrested for allegedly giving a marijuana-laced cookie to a Chino Hills teacher who collapsed in class, officials said.

 

The boys, both 17, were arrested Thursday at Ayala High School after the 53-year-old U.S. history teacher ate the cookie and collapsed during class May 28. They face felony charges related to poisoning, authorities said Friday.

 

The teacher, identified as Frank Palminteri, spent several days in the hospital but has since been discharged and is recovering at home, said Julie Gobin, spokeswoman for Chino Valley Unified School District. Palminteri declined to comment.

 

The two high school seniors were released to their parents, said Robin Haynal, a San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. The parents were also cited with a poisoning violation and will appear in court with their sons.

 

No alleged wrongdoing was suspected at first because the teacher suffers from the sleep-ing disorder narcolepsy.

 

But authorities were led to the teenagers by an anonymous tip after one allegedly boasted about the marijuana cookies earlier this week, the Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

 

Traces of tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive chemical in marijuana known as THC, were later discovered in the teacher's system.

 

The students were suspended for five days and may be barred from participating in graduation ceremonies next week, Gobin said.

 

Students described Palminteri as a good a teacher.

 

"I just heard he is a really nice guy," said 17-year-old junior Stacey Fuller.

 

Chino Hills is about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in San Bernardino County.

 

Author: Associated Press

Date: 06/06/04

Source: The Oakland Tribune

Copyright: 2004 by MediaNews Group, Inc. and ANG Newspapers

[WantDaChronic]

i reckon the teach tokes up, got busted and as a result blamed the local kids who smoked pot so he wouldnt get in trouble....why do i say this? cuz a single cookie knocked this cunt to the ground, was in hospital for a few days and is now healthy...what do we all know about THC??? takes like a month to leave the system and this guy had anough to last a bit more than that and to show up in trace amounts...sheesh

 

who would u believe? the teacher who is 53 or sum 17yo kids that have a rep for being drugos? case of he said, she said in my eyes and cuz the teacher got caught out he needed to blame sum1

[risingsun]

You know I shouldnt laugh about that but I couldnt help myself. I had the most boring history in high school and he definitely needed a cookie or two to liven up. Sometimes we thought he was dead at the front of the class and playing a tape so that hge could still get paid at the end of the week.

I am a teacher and there is no way I would eat anything cooked or given to me by the students. I am more worried that they would spit or piss in it. Cookies would be very welcome!

still chuckling.

i am not so sure about what you are saying wantdachronic but it is possible.

[livebytheleaf]

somthings going on with da teacher!

[free choice]

No alleged wrongdoing was suspected at first because the teacher suffers from the sleep-ing disorder narcolepsy.

NARCOLEPSY ..... what a give away ... what a bullshit story