(Saco, Me) - A mother of three school-aged children has been detained by local police after receiving a 911 call from a seven-year-old daughter that her mother was poisoning them.
"It appears to be an April-fools joke gone awry," said Mayor Kevin Grasshopper.
"The woman fed them ice cream sundaes that appear to be made of instant mashed potatoes instead of vanilla ice cream,” said the mayor.
Although none of the children were seriously harmed in the prank, Grasshopper asked police to take Stacy Ann Activator (age 46) into police custody.
“She has been on the city elite's watch list as a public agitator for years, most recently for her involvement in that group Children's Health Before Parent Convenience,” the mayor reported.
Grasshopper was acting as spokesperson because city police were dealing with an overrun of early drop-offs at the local Parks and Rec department. He said parents apparently forgot that schools were closed on Friday, April 1, for parent teacher conferences.
"The suspect has been a thorn in the city's side for years, demanding we change the way we've always done things. What’s wrong with getting on a bus in the dark or eating the junk food our school food services is able to deliver without the cost of a vending machine?” questioned the mayor.
“Yes her proposed changes would cost the taxpayer nothing, but it would require parents and staff to change their busy family routines by September. That's only 6 months away,” said Grasshopper.
A friend of the accused (who asked not to be named for fear of reprisal on the Facebook Group page Parents Against Progress) said other parents have threatened Activate in the past.
“At one school board meeting a women yelled out ‘Let the Hunger Games Begin’ when Stacy Ann suggested that schools are not daycares and parents should not put inconvenience ahead of a public health matter,” said the friend who agreed to be identified as a Late Start Lady.
“The other side is worried that older kids won’t be home to take care of little kids or have time to get into trouble before their parents get home from work to drive them to a three-hour soccer practice,” said Late Start Lady.
"I think she just cracked from the pressure and her kids paid the price in this unfortunate prank. However, we can’t let Stacy Ann’s detention become an excuse to prevent the upcoming school vote on late start times next week,” said Dupont Wise, MD, the school’s pediatrician.
Not so said MSAD 04072 Superintendent Renee Patsy-Ray.
"We will hold our vote and our board will do the right thing for kids no matter what group tries to sway us," said Patsy-Ray.
Activate’s children are unharmed and have been released to the care of a relative. Pasty-Ray said she would personally contact the relative to insure the location change of the children's 6:15 bus pick up was conveyed.
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