US EditionMom arrested for giving Jell-O shots to kids at elementary school Christmas party, police say
- Teresa Isabel Bernal brought alcoholic Jell-O shots to a Dec 20, 2024, elementary school Christmas party in Tyler, Texas.
- An investigation began after an administrator suspected a parent brought the shots and several students became sick.
- Nearly all of the 15 students at the party reported stomach aches, headaches, or other symptoms after consuming the shots.
- Lab testing confirmed the Jell-O contained ethanol, and shop owners stated the shots included vodka.
- Authorities charged Bernal with injury to a child; she posted $75,000 bond and was released the same day.
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Texas mom charged with injury to a child for giving spiked Jell-O shots to 5th-graders · American Wire News
All parents make mistakes, but one mother’s horrific error in judgment has people wondering how someone could be such an “idiot.” Teresa Isabel Bernal, 33, was arrested after bringing Jell-O shots to a school Christmas party involving fifth graders. While the wisdom of bringing anything mimicking an alcoholic treat to a child’s gathering is questionable enough, Bernal claims she didn’t realize they actually contained alcohol. She was arrested on…
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Texas mom brings vodka Jell-O shots to elementary school Christmas party, cops allege
Police arrested Teresa Isabel Bernal, a 33-year-old mother from Tyler, Texas, on April 21, 2025, after allegedly distributing vodka-laced Jell-O shots to her child’s fifth-grade Christmas party at Jones Elementary School in Tyler on December 20, 2024. She faces a felony charge of injury to a child. According to police reports, Bernal brought Jell-O cups to her daughter’s classroom party. Students consumed the treats, decorated with whipped crea…
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