Dozen pupils fall sick at New York middle school after eating cannabis gummies

March 4, 2025

William Floyd Middle School in Moriches.
William Floyd Middle School in Moriches. (Google Maps)
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UPDATED: March 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM EST

Twelve children at a Long Island middle school were sickened Monday morning after ingesting marijuana gummies distributed by a student, the school said.

Eleven of the sick children at William Floyd Middle School in Moriches were taken to a local hospital, while one was released into their parents’ custody, according to the school.

“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,” read a message on the school’s website.

Suffolk County police responded to the school about 60 miles east of Central Park around 10 a.m. All the students who fell ill were 13 or 14 years old, cops said.

No criminal charges will be filed in the incident, police said. Any discipline will be handled at the school level, and no further information was released.

How the middle school student obtained the THC gummies to hand out to their fellow students was not explained by William Floyd Middle School or Suffolk County police.

With widespread legalization of marijuana across the country, there have been numerous incidents in which children have accidentally ingested weed gummies.

Last year in New Jersey, four children at Phifer Middle School in Pennsauken were hospitalized in mid-February after eating such gummies.

Two months later, two elementary school siblings, a 9-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl, were hospitalized in Port Reading after they consumed cannabis gummies.

Originally Published: March 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM EST

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