Texas mother arrested after bringing Jell-O shots to 5th-grade classroom party
A Texas mother who officials say took alcoholic Jell-O shots to her child’s elementary school Christmas party has been arrested.
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A Texas mother who officials say took alcoholic Jell-O shots to her child’s elementary school Christmas party has been arrested.
Teresa Isabel Bernal, 33, was charged with injury to a child in connection to a party Dec. 20 at Jones Elementary School in Tyler Texas.
Bernal purchased the Jell-O shots from a home business she found on Facebook, according to the arrest affidavit.
The shots were laid out on a table along with treats students had brought to share in a cafeteria where fifth-grade classes gathered, officials said.
Fifteen students consumed the shots, and nearly all reported “having stomach aches and headaches,” the affidavit said.
One student told police he vomited twice at school that day, and another student said he “passed out” at school after consuming the Jell-O shot, according to the affidavit.
One student reported that he had six Jell-O shots and got dizzy. When he returned to his classroom, he “got dizzy and fell and felt like he could not get back on his feet,” the affidavit said.
When questioned by a Tyler Independent School District police officer, Bernal said she did not know the shots contained alcohol, but conceded “they do taste different,” the arrest affidavit said. She said she discovered the shots had alcohol only after the children had consumed some of them, according to officials.
Bernal did not immediately respond to a message left on a phone number listed under her name.
A teacher told police that two other teachers tried the shots and said they believed the shots contained alcohol. The teacher tried one herself but couldn't tell because of the flavor, police said.
