[url]http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Northeast/12/11/marijuana.gift.ap/index.html[/url]

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts (AP) -- The Department of Social Services is looking into a possible case of child abuse after a 4-year-old girl brought her teacher a small bag of marijuana as a gift.

When Head Start Early Childhood Center teacher Iris Galvez asked where she got the gift Monday, the girl said she got it "from her mommy," according to a police report obtained by the Union-News of Springfield.

The girl's mother, Shelin Colon, 32, said she doesn't have any drugs in the house and doesn't know where the girl might have gotten the marijuana, police said.

No charges have been filed.

A report of suspected child abuse or neglect has been filed with Social Services, a department spokesman said.

Suzanne L. Parker, deputy director of the area Head Start program, declined to comment.

Awww, how sweet.

I'm sure there are tons of teachers out their who would have used that "gift" after class.  Grading papers can be stressfull.

What a shitty last name.

Holyoke is a nasty hole.   Liberal as all get out and loaded with illegal immigrants.  Holyoke voted en-masse just about for that wench from hell Shannon O'Brien in the recent elections, thank God that bitch didn't get elected to the governor's office.

Doesn't surprise me at all.

The real question is:

What is the teachers union doing to prevent this type of incident from happening in the future?

No SHIT! you beat me to it Chim.! The only thing worse I could think of would be Mrs Sphincter.[shock]

Of course they'll need more money.

Ms. Shelin Dirt-Starfish.

I did know a guy from Puerto Rico one time that spelled his last name the same way, but it was pronounced "cologne".  
At any rate, I suspect our tax dollars are subsidising a good number of persons in that kid's neighborhood.  
We'd better ban gifts to teachers "for the sake of the children", right? [;)]