Teacher recounts being ‘dosed’ with LSD by student

Illustration by Stanley Mouse

High school teacher John Moss found himself the victim of a student prank. After giving a junior an essay on Timothy Leary as punishment for an LSD related joke, the student countered by spiking his coffee with two shots of Leary’s favourite drug — moments before a class field trip. But thanks to his extensive “experience” in his youth volunteering with the Haight-Ashbury Rock-Med program and following The Greatful Dead around, Mr. M figured he could handle it:
“All right, seniors with me to the community center, everyone else with Mr. H, switch in half an hour. Any shenanigans and we cancel the next trip.” Max was a junior, which was one of the reasons I wanted the seniors with me. The only thing worse than trying to hold it together while on drugs is having someone with you who knows you are trying to hold it together while on drugs. Also, most of the seniors had been with me for at least a year, and I knew they would be easier to control.
On the way to the community center, there’s a bed and breakfast with the most beautiful dahlias growing in the front yard.
“What kind of flowers are these?” I asked when their heads suddenly began to explode like little fireworks.
Link: bohemian.com