We don’t know about your kids’ school, but many schools have pretty strict rules regarding birthday celebrations. There are a myriad of reasons why one child can eat something but another can’t. It’s very hard to accommodate everyone’s diet. Bringing treats into school for classmates has gone by the wayside at a lot of schools. Felicia Boyd, a 59-year-old substitute teacher in California, apparently didn’t know that. A new lawsuit alleges Boyd wanted to celebrate a birthday with some kids on April 3, 2025, so she gave them THC-laced gummies.
The family of three brothers, identified as A.V., J.V., and S.V., filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court in February 2026, according to court documents obtained by People. Boyd allegedly wanted to celebrate the youngest boy’s birthday with the children during an after-school program. She gave them gummies, which apparently made them “lethargic and ill.” Their family took the boys to the emergency room.
The boys’ aunt told The Daily Mail that the family knew instantly something had happened to the boys.
“My dad picked them up from school, and when he picked them up, one of my nephews was already not feeling good,” she said. “I asked them, ‘What’s going on?’ My nephew said, ‘I can’t feel my body.’ My first question was, ‘What did you eat?'”
Per The Daily Mail, Boyd allegedly supplied exotic dragon fruit-flavored Nano Gummies, which contain 20mg of THC.
“They were all scared,” the aunt told The Daily Mail. “He told me it was some gummies that the teacher had given them.”
Boyd reportedly worked at Sierra Elementary School in Lancaster. The family named the school, district, and Boyd in their lawsuit.
“As a result of LUSD’s employees — including the principal’s— negligence in hiring, retaining, supervising, training, managing, and protecting students, Boyd possessed a controlled substance on school premises and then administered cannabis laced candy or gummies to students, including Plaintiffs, and Plaintiffs sustained physical, mental, and severe emotional injuries,” the lawsuit states.
What in the world would make someone think giving THC gummies to kids that young is a good idea? Whatever happened to saying, “Happy birthday,” and giving a fist bump? Thankfully, they weren’t seriously injured.
