April 18, 2022- 6:41 p.m.
Several kindergarteners consumed a pre-mixed tequila drink at their Michigan school, which acknowledged the “fears and frustrations” parents felt after learning of the incident, officials said Monday.
No student at Grand River Academy in Livonia, Michigan, was hurt or needed medical attention, according to a statement from school spokeswoman Leah Nixon.
Staff at the school, 20 miles northwest of downtown Detroit, “quickly noticed the beverage and immediately addressed the situation” by contacting “medical professionals at poison control and calling the parents of the children involved,” Nixon added.
The incident happened when one youngster brought a bottle of a Jose Cuervo mixed tequila drink to campus on Thursday and poured it into small paper cups for fellow kindergarteners during snack time, parent Dominique Zanders told Reports.
Zanders’ 5-year-old daughter was left “woozy” and “dizzy” after having “four or five sips” of the tequila before telling a teacher.
“We understand our parents’ fears and frustrations. A student did bring one pre-mixed, single-serve alcoholic beverage that was marketed as adult lemonade to school and share it with four classmates,” Nixon said.
“While we try to keep an eye on everything our students bring to school, that’s simply not possible. It’s unfortunate that these types of adult beverages can be easily mistaken for child-friendly drinks.”
