A Harlem boy was taken to the hospital this February after a classmate gave him antipsychotic medication claiming it was candy, a lawsuit filed by the boy’s parents alleges.
The suit alleges that the boy, identified in court papers only as “J.C.,” was fed Seroquel, a medication used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.
J.C.’s mom had asked the school to keep the antagonizing boy, who court papers said had a reputation for being a bully, away from her 11-year-old.
She is holding the school responsible for what happened and is seeking unspecified damages.
Harlem Children’s Zone “did absolutely nothing to address a dangerous and festering problem” before the Feb. 10 incident, she claims, according to the Post.
The mother, Rena Mungin-Capers, removed her son from the school, which declined the Post’s request for comment.
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