Illicit Lemon Drops Get Boy a School Suspension

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A 6-year-old boy has been suspended for half a day for bringing “drugs” to school: lemon drops bought in a health food store.

The fire department and an ambulance were called after a teacher found first-grader Seamus Morris giving the candies to a fellow pupil on the playground Oct. 29, said his mother, Shana Morris. She said both boys’ parents were urged to take their children to the hospital for tests, despite her assurances that the lemon drops were harmless.

John Bushey, an administrator at Taylor Elementary School, said the half-day suspension was consistent with the district’s drug policy, which treats unfamiliar products as controlled substances.