Texas mom arrested for allegedly bringing vodka-spiked Jell-O shots to fifth grade school party

A parent successful East Texas was arrested aft a kid got sick from alleged vodka-laced Jell-O shots astatine a 5th people schoolhouse vacation enactment successful December.

Teresa Isabel Bernal, 33, is facing a felony number of wounded to a kid aft aggregate students consumed what officials allege were vodka-laced treats Dec. 20 astatine Jones Elementary School successful Tyler.

According to an apprehension affidavit obtained by KETK, a Tyler Independent School District (ISD) constabulary serviceman received a telephone telephone from the Jones Elementary adjunct main that said she believed a genitor had brought successful Jell-O shots to a people Christmas party.

One kid threw up and different was incapable to basal aft consuming six shots, according to an apprehension affidavit. School unit said students had consumed astir each the tainted shots earlier unit realized they contained alcohol. 

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Teresa Isabel Bernal was arrested aft allegedly giving vodka Jell-O shots to students astatine a schoolhouse Christmas enactment successful December.  (Smith County Texas Jail)

Fifteen students were sent to the schoolhouse caregiver and reported having tummy aches and headaches, the affidavit said. 

After returning from Christmas break, different pupil reported helium had thrown up doubly astatine schoolhouse that day, according to the affidavit, portion different pupil claimed helium had "passed out" aft schoolhouse pursuing the party.  

Bernal told the serviceman she had purchased the Jell-O shots from a section concern she recovered connected Facebook.

"The concern is tally retired of a house, truthful she went by the location and purchased the Jell-O shots and brought them to the schoolhouse for the Christmas party," the affidavit said.

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Gelatin shots successful integrative cups. The novelty items are fashionable astatine parties and bars and typically incorporate liquor specified arsenic vodka, tequila oregon whiskey. (Getty Images)

Bernal denied knowing determination was immoderate intoxicant successful the Jell-O shots and claimed she did not mean to springiness alcohol-laced treats to the students.

However, investigators disagreed with Bernal's claims, saying that, aft looking astatine the photograph of the Jell-O shots she ordered, "it intelligibly states the Jell-O shots incorporate Smirnoff [a vodka brand]," the ailment says. 

"In my opinion, determination is nary mode Bernal could person missed the information that the Jello-O shots she purchased and brought to her daughter's 5th people Christmas enactment contained drinking alcohol," the apprehension affidavit states.  

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Students successful a schoolroom with their teacher.  (iStock)

During an interrogation with immoderate of the teachers, they told investigators they "found it odd" that Bernal would bring Jell-O shots to a people enactment but "trusted" Bernal would not bring "anything harmful" to the schoolhouse party.

Tyler ISD officials shared a connection with Fox News Digital, saying they were alert of Bernal's caller apprehension and were moving with instrumentality enforcement successful the investigation.

"Tyler ISD is alert of the caller apprehension of a genitor successful transportation to an simple vacation enactment past December. At the time, a genitor unpaid brought homemade Jell-O to the celebration, which was aboriginal recovered to incorporate alcohol. Unfortunately, immoderate students consumed the Jell-O earlier the concern was discovered. Staff acted instantly to code the situation, informing parents and moving with instrumentality enforcement. We instrumentality this substance precise earnestly and stay committed to the information and well-being of our students." - Tyler ISD 

The territory added that Bernal has not been allowed backmost connected field since the incidental and present faces ineligible consequences.

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According to jailhouse records, Bernal was booked into jailhouse April 21, and her bail is acceptable astatine $75,000.

She has yet to look successful tribunal and does not look to person a lawyer astatine this time.

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