Report: Texas Mom Booked for Serving Boozy Treat to Fifth Graders—
A mother in East Texas faces a felony count of injury to a child after she allegedly served vodka-laced Jell-O shots to fifth graders at a holiday party in December.
Teresa Isabel Bernal, 33, was arrested and booked last week after a nearly four-month investigation into the incident that took place December 20 at Jones Elementary School in Tyler.
Bernal, who teachers and administrators described as “an involved parent and was present at many functions at the school,” maintains it was a mistake and she had no idea the gelatin contained alcohol. She told police she purchased the treat at a local home-based business. Her own daughter is a student in the class.
