The William Floyd School District made an announcement to the public on social media about an incident involving marijuana gummies being distributed at the middle school.
The message from the district read, “ Important Message regarding WFMS.”
“This morning, a student at William Floyd Middle School handed out edible THC gummies to approximately 12 students, who have since fallen ill. The Suffolk County Police Department and local EMTs responded en masse to provide care and assistance, along with our school nurse, to students,” said the notification from James Montalto, Public Relations Director of William Floyd School District.
“Eleven of the students are being transported to local hospitals for assistance and one has been released into the custody of a parent. We are grateful to our first responders for their quick response, thankful that the students will be treated, and hopeful that they will recover quickly,” Montalto said.
Community members flooded the Facebook comment page offering praise to first responders and also asking what’s next. Was this a mistake where the student thought this was regular candy or were pot gummies intentionally brought into the school? Also, if the gummies were real pot gummies, where did the middle school student get them?
When asked what would happen next with regard to the student that brought the gummies to school Montalto said, "I cannot discuss student discipline, other than to say that we take this very seriously and there will be appropriate consequences."