Marijuana brownies sicken Crawford High students

Five students got sick at Crawford High School Friday after eating marijuana-laced brownies, a school district official said.

All five were taken to Rady Children’s Hospital for treatment. They were reported to be in stable condition.

The students at the school in the El Cerrito neighborhood reported to staff that they had eaten the brownies, then felt ill, said San Diego Unified School District spokeswoman Linda Zintz.

School staff called for paramedics about 12:30 p.m. and school district police began an investigation.

Zintz said she had no information about where the teens got the brownies and whether they were eaten on or off-campus.

School Principal Richard Lawrence sent recorded voice messages to parents Friday afternoon, saying five students taken to the hospital as a precaution after injesting marijuana brownies were in stable condition and expected to be released from the hospital in the evening.

“ Please take the time to speak to your son or daughter about ingesting food from other people,” Lawrence’s message said. “Students should not take nor eat food from others regardless of how it may appear. Drugs come in different forms and formats and there’s also concerns about unknown allergens. We must be proactive for the sake and safety of all students. We are following up on this matter and proper actions will be taken as we take seriously the safety and health of all of our students.”

pauline.repard@sduniontrib.com