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Pennsbury Middle School Students Fall Ill After Suspected THC Edibles

District leaders frame the case as part of a broader rise in student substance use.

Overview

  • A small group of students at a Pennsbury middle school became sick after allegedly eating THC edibles, and emergency medics responded right away.
  • THC is the psychoactive chemical in marijuana, which can cause nausea and other effects when taken in high doses or unknowingly.
  • Officials did not disclose how many students were affected, their current conditions, or whether any discipline has been issued.
  • Superintendent Thomas A. Smith says the district is seeing more use of vapes, THC vapes, and edibles in both middle and high schools.
  • The district reiterated its ban on drugs under the student code of conduct and urged families to use Parent and Family Academy resources to talk with children about substance use.