Angola High School teacher arrested after two students allegedly ate THC edibles she left in classroom
According to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, the school’s resource deputy was made aware of an incident on November 14.
While I definitely get that she shouldn't have left them sitting out, is it not the fault of the kids randomly eating other peoples food without permission that the food ended up being much more "not for them" than it already would have been?
Well, I suppose just cuz the article doesn't mention the kids getting in their fair share of trouble doesn't mean they didn't, including underage kids in a news article is a hassle and barely worth doing when they are the main or only part of a story.
It is absolutely her fault. School staff operate under in loco parentis, meaning they're legally acting as the parent while the child is at school.
Parents can and should be charged with negligence when they leave drugs in a place where children found and consumed them.
Eating a parents food is a little more understandable, though still not something a kid should do without permission. Eating a teachers food, is down right actual stealing. It is different even if the teacher is supposed to act like a parent, though I haven't heard of that being the case, if anything teachers are restricted from acting like parents to the children.
They may have some legal burden, but it doesn't mean it should be treated exactly as if they are the parents in every situation.
But I did say it was fair that the teacher got in trouble, just thought it odd initially that it doesn't mention the kids repercussions, til I thought about the hurdles involved in writing that bit of the article and assumed they just didn't bother.
is it not the fault of the kids randomly eating other peoples food without permission that the food ended up being much more “not for them” than it already would have been?
Have you ever been in a high school? You might as try to ask ant eaters to not eat ants. You might as well tell hedgehogs to not collect gold rings. You might as well tell leaves to not fall. No, it's not the kid's fault, it's fucking candy in a school.
I don't get what you are saying? The kids didn't do anything wrong? Or they shouldn't also be in trouble? I don't get why everyone is saying the kids should be allowed to steal?
Yes I have been to high school, no kids didn't steal food from the teachers in my high school. But even if they did, they would have been wrong to do so...
Is it really a common thing nowadays for kids to steal from teachers? And not considered wrong when they do?
I really thought the reason it didn't mention the trouble the kids got in was just cuz including underage children in news articles has to be so redacted as to essentially be pointless unless they are the main focus of the article. Not that they are considered to have not done anything wrong nowadays.
Bruh. Srs if you’re working with kids, leave the weed at home, k?
Yeah, eat them before you come in.
Or keep them in your car to consume during your lunch break.
EDIT: Do not eat edibles and then drive. Leave your car at work and Uber home in scenario B
This stuff should be in your purse or backpack. And that pack should be locked in a drawer or locker. Junior high and older kids commonly steal drugs, money, and whatever else they can get their hands on. Little kids eat anything left unattended.
Especially since we make THC edibles look and taste like candy. Adn she just left then sitting out which says she was stoned at work.
The bigger problem is this loser was driving to and from school stoned.
It shouldn't have been on school property to begin with.
She's either a moron or an addict if she brings it to school grounds.
A teacher should not be bringing or consuming edibles on the job. It is negligence and something you can lose your employment and license over. The fact that students ate them makes it worse, but it was never okay to have them at work to begin with.
Uh I frequently go to the dispensary at lunch and have weed in my bag. Which is legal and not particularly irresponsible. I think given all things teachers of all people deserve a little dignity and privacy but hopefully that means spaces that lock safely.
These were high school students who knew what they were doing, not elementary school kids discovering fun looking gummies. I would think a HS teacher can keep medications in their desk, mine did.
Would you say the same if she had a bottle of whiskey? Or pornography? What about a gun?
Just because it was something that can be used responsibly by adults doesn't absolve the negligence of leaving it to be used by children.
Saw a teacher mugshot, saw “high school teacher arrested,” assumed something much worse.
Weed? Yeah, make her pay a fine or something
They were punished for stealing, right? Right?
It's not clear and not really relevant to the story. The story is about the teacher being arrested for breaking multiple laws.
Stoners don't read the article they comment on.
Putting the high in high school.