Students arrested after prank sickens teacher
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- Two students at Sequoyah Middle School will not be returning to school following an incident during art class Monday morning.
During first period, a teacher took a sip of her coffee and soon became seriously ill. The teacher was rushed to the hospital, but not before telling administrators what she had seen earlier -- kids lingering at her desk.
"The administrators put two and two together and talked to those students to find out if, in fact, they were involved in putting something in her coffee," said Diane Turner with the Federal Way School District.
The students admitted to having added Ipecac, a syrup that induces vomiting, to their teacher's coffee.
"I can't speculate at this time what the students were thinking," said Turner. "What I can tell you is there are consequences for behavior, and we have to hold our students accountable."
The two were immediately expelled, then arrested. School officials said what the kids admit to doing is no childish prank; it's also a crime.
"We have to have an environment where our staff and students can feel safe," Turner said. "We won't tolerate that dangerous kind of behavior from our students."
School officials said the teacher has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home.
The school district has not released the names of the students due to their age.
Detectives are investigating. No charges have been filed.
During first period, a teacher took a sip of her coffee and soon became seriously ill. The teacher was rushed to the hospital, but not before telling administrators what she had seen earlier -- kids lingering at her desk.
"The administrators put two and two together and talked to those students to find out if, in fact, they were involved in putting something in her coffee," said Diane Turner with the Federal Way School District.
The students admitted to having added Ipecac, a syrup that induces vomiting, to their teacher's coffee.
"I can't speculate at this time what the students were thinking," said Turner. "What I can tell you is there are consequences for behavior, and we have to hold our students accountable."
The two were immediately expelled, then arrested. School officials said what the kids admit to doing is no childish prank; it's also a crime.
"We have to have an environment where our staff and students can feel safe," Turner said. "We won't tolerate that dangerous kind of behavior from our students."
School officials said the teacher has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home.
The school district has not released the names of the students due to their age.
Detectives are investigating. No charges have been filed.