Former Middle School Teacher Found Guilty of Giving Marijuana-Laced Brownies to Students

A middle school teacher in Colorado has been found guilty of giving two of her students marijuana-laced brownies as a reward for their academic achievements. Sharon Wilson, 55, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of two counts of misdemeanor child abuse following a 2024 incident at Kepner Beacon Middle School in Denver. The incident occurred when Wilson gave the brownies to two students as a reward for naming the most words rooted in Greek and Latin. However, the brownies were laced with THC, a psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

Key Takeaways:

• Sharon Wilson, a 55-year-old former middle school teacher, was found guilty of giving two students marijuana-laced brownies.
• The incident occurred in June 2024 at Kepner Beacon Middle School in Denver, Colorado.
• Wilson had worked for Denver Public Schools for over 22 years before being placed on paid administrative leave in 2024.
• The two students allegedly consumed part of the brownies and reported feeling strange effects, including nausea and dizziness.
• The brownie was later tested and found to contain THC, a psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
• Wilson's attorney, Ethan Ice, has denied the allegations, stating that the brownies were not laced with any drugs.
• The trial's opening statements highlighted the case as one about "missing links" in Wilson's account of events.

Statistics:

• 2: The number of students who allegedly consumed the marijuana-laced brownies.
• 55: The age of former middle school teacher Sharon Wilson.
• 22: The number of years Wilson had worked for Denver Public Schools before being placed on paid administrative leave.
• 2024: The year in which the incident occurred and Wilson was placed on paid administrative leave.
• 850: The weight in pounds of a giant 850lb 'weed' brownie baked by a cannabis company, referred to in a separate article.
• 30: The number of times a man stabbed his partner after eating a cannabis brownie, as mentioned in a separate article.

Sources:

• "Sharon Wilson, 55, found guilty of 2 counts of misdemeanor child abuse after allegedly giving marijuana-laced brownies to students at a Denver middle school." - The Denver Post
• "Court documents reveal Sharon Wilson, 55, the then-English teacher at Kepner Beacon Middle School, had made weed brownies in the past but denied that the ones she gave her students were laced with marijuana." - The Denver Post
• "She allegedly admitted making weed brownies but denied that the ones she gave students were laced with marijuana." - The Denver Post
• "The two students, who were 13 years old at the time, claimed they did not like the taste of the brownie but ate it anyway because they didn't want to be mean to their teacher." - The Denver Post
• "One of the students said he ate part of the brownie and then felt 'weird' and got the munchies." - The Denver Post
• "The other student said he thought the brownie smelled and tasted like marijuana, but ate it anyway." - The Denver Post