Visine in coffee sickens teacher; student may be charged

A Michigan high school student accused of sickening a teacher by putting Visine eye solution in her coffee could face felony tampering charges, police said on Friday. The student from Fowlerville High School has already been suspended for a full school year because of the alleged incident, said Wayne Roedel, superintendent of the Fowlerville Community Schools. Roedel said the student, who is under 18 and was not being named, was accused of putting Visine in algebra teacher Mary Aldecoa’s coffee over several days in mid-May. She became sick and has been unable to return to school, he said. The motive for the tampering was unknown, Roedel said, adding that it was possible the student had seen Visine added to a drink as a practical joke in movies.