Students bring cupcakes with marijuana to school

Star-Telegram ^ | Feb. 14, 2003 | Jennifer Radcliffe

[Dubya]

Two Northwest High School students brought German chocolate cupcakes laced with marijuana to a sociology class's cultural day this week, officials said.

The students, whose names and ages are not being released, mentioned to some of their 20 classmates that the cupcakes contained drugs. Several students alerted the teacher after the class Monday.

Northwest district officials said they are not sure how many students ate the cupcakes, but no one reported symptoms.

Administrators at the high school -- along with the Fort Worth police officer stationed at the campus -- immediately launched an investigation. Students were interviewed, officials said, and a cupcake was tested and an undisclosed amount of marijuana was found.

School administrators then called every parent of a student in the class to let them know what had happened. Most of the parents appreciated being notified, said Jim Chadwell, Northwest High School principal.

"We were very responsive," he said. "We took it seriously. I dropped everything. My goal for that day was to find out, No. 1, if all of our students were OK and, No. 2, who was responsible for it."

Chadwell said that, by law. he cannot say how the two students were punished.

But according to a section in the Northwest district's policy, "Students who violate this [drug] policy shall be subject to disciplinary action and may be required to complete an appropriate rehabilitation program."

Chadwell said he is disheartened that students sabotaged the class event, which typically features diverse foods, including European, Jewish and Greek dishes.

"It bothers me," he said. "I think it's unfortunate that we had students take advantage of this."

A staff meeting will be held next week to remind teachers to investigate any rumors that might be circulating among students. In this case, that type of prompt attention helped the school handle the situation quickly, Chadwell said.

But he added that he will not ban activities such as cultural day.

"I do not want to overreact to this situation," Chadwell said. "We had two students make a mistake."

Assistant Superintendent Corky Criswell said he is proud how the school handled the situation.

"The immediacy and the promptness of notification of parents was an outstanding effort by the high school staff," he said.

[Rightly Biased]

I do not want to overreact to this situation," Chadwell said. "We had two students make a mistake."

I'm pretty sure they meant to put the mj in the cup cakes but it could've been a mistake--------- I guess........

[Bob Quixote]

A classic. Have you seen "Saving Grace"? It's also pretty good in the same vein.

[Bob Quixote]

That episode was an all-time classic!

BARNEY: How do you know there's something wrong with the brownies?

HARRIS: From the way that I feel.

YEMANA: (singing) When that bell starts to peal, I feel like I'm falling, yes, it feels like I'm falling, yes, it's ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOOOOOOOOOVE!

[HairOfTheDog]

When I was in high school, some kids I know did the same thing, but they put the brownies on the table in the teacher's break room. All were eaten.

[Dark Knight]

"Barney, Barney is your mother from Kilarny?"

When Jack Soo was singing that ROFLMAO!

If I remember Harris, after there was some suspicion the brownies were "Green", took another just to be sure.

DK
This stuff was priceless.

[farmfriend]

but no one reported symptoms.

Well duh!

(and if you have to ask, you are showing just HOW young you really are...)

I have to ask. Is 40 young?

[stands2reason]

Reese's peanut butter cups...oh, and Sam's Choice butter oatmeal cookies.

[mhking]

I have to ask. Is 40 young?

Comparatively, no...(sigh) being 40 myself.

The late Jack Soo played Sgt. Nick Yemana on "Barney Miller." In a classic episode, someone made brownies laced with marijuana and sent them to the police precinct. Everybody got some; Nick, at one point, walks up to Barney (Hal Linden) and leans in toward his hear and says, "Mushy, mushy..."

A classic sitcom moment...

[MrLeRoy]

"We had two students make a mistake."

A mistake???

Maybe they thought it was oregano.

[MrLeRoy]

You see, if marijuana was illegal this sort of thing wouldn't happen.

[farmfriend]

I loved that show. Guess I never knew the actor's name. HE was good. I remember the brownie one. Fish was always my favorite.

[MrLeRoy]

Non-Backroomed-WOD-thread bump.

[Dubya]

LOL

Another mistake. :^)

Taped prayers get answered quickly
By Chris Neely
Star-Telegram Staff Writer

Even suspected criminals sometimes rely on a higher power to get through life's low points. Take for example the fellow who was arrested in Denton recently on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. As he sat alone in the squad car watching the arresting officer outside, his eyes turned skyward. "Please, don't let her find my marijuana," he prayed. "Please, don't let her find my marijuana." No, ye of little faith, she did not find his marijuana. Until, that is, shortly after she reviewed the audio on the tape inside her video camera, which had been running the whole time.

[Sawdring]

I knew two people in college who made a pan of them and each ate one brownie the size of a hand. They only wanted a four hour high but got a 24 hour high. All they could do was sit in their chairs for the first four hours and could not even converse with anyone. The next day they wanted the buzz to go away because they had stuff to do but it lasted for a total of 24 hours. It is all dependent upon how the brownies are made.

[MrLeRoy]

How do you think our loving Father feels about you calling people "Loserdopians"?