INDIANAPOLIS — Two parents are facing charges after two middle school students were hospitalized from eating meth.
The Westfield mother and father were charged with possession of meth, possession of a narcotic drug and six counts of neglect of a dependent.
(13News is not naming the parents to protect the identity of the children involved.)
The Westfield Police Department responded to an unconscious person at Westfield Middle School around 2:30 p.m. Sept. 24.
According to court documents, a teacher noticed a 13-year-old student's pupils were extremely dilated, their heart rate was elevated and they were sweating "profusely." The teacher then informed the school nurse.
Court documents say the student told school officials that she "swallowed methamphetamine" that she "got from her boyfriend." The middle school was able to identify the boyfriend who allegedly gave the victim the meth. He was also a student at the school.
In surveillance video, investigators said they saw a hand-to-hand exchange between the two students shortly before the incident.
School officials then spoke to the student who said he gave the victim "powder and a crystal" that he found on the floor of his dad's bedroom.
Thirty minutes after the victim started experiencing symptoms, a second 13-year-old student started experiencing similar symptoms. Both students were taken to a local hospital.
Using the school's records, authorities were able to find where the student's dad lived. While searching the Westfield home, police said they found an array of drugs including meth, fentanyl and marijuana.
Officers allegedly observed "unsafe living conditions" at the home. According to court documents, the home was "riddled with insects," there was broken glass on top of the banister in the children's bedroom/primary bedroom, rotting food was on the floor, every room was covered in dirty clothes and soiled bedding, and the odor of urine and feces "permeated the air."
Six children, ranging from 3 years old to 17 years old, were living at the home and have since been removed by the Department of Child Services.
