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Police Warn Parents After Child's Lunchbox Contains Alcoholic Beverage

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  • Police in South Fulton, Georgia, warned parents after a child's lunchbox contained a can of 'Lemon Drop Martini'.
  • The incident highlights the need for parents to check lunchboxes to prevent children from accessing alcohol at school.
  • Authorities have not disclosed how the alcohol got into the lunchbox or the child's age, raising ongoing safety concerns.

The City of South Fulton Police Department in Georgia posted a photograph of the lunchbox and called it inappropriate. According to police, a child's lunchbox contained a can of 'Lemon Drop Martini', and they urged parents to check their children's lunchboxes before sending them to school. AllOnGeorgia Chattooga shared the police department's original post, which was a mix of blunt, funny, and serious.

The social media account wrote, 'Say, Twin…Before you send them babies off to school…CHECK. THE. ' It added, 'Because why are we getting reports of juice boxes sitting next to… Cutwater margaritas?

Say, Twin…Before you send them babies off to school…CHECK. THE. LUNCHBOX.

AllOnGeorgia Chattooga, Social media account

That is NOT Capri Sun. That is NOT Apple Juice. ' knowing good and well he got a Lemon Drop Martini in the zipper pocket.

' The account further advised, 'If it says 12 per cent ABV… it does NOT belong next to a PB&J (peanut butter and jelly). ' In the comments, a mum suggested the child packed their own lunch to be helpful, saying, 'That child wanted to be helpful and packed his/her own school lunch. I give an 'A' for the attempt.

Because why are we getting reports of juice boxes sitting next to… Cutwater margaritas? That is NOT Capri Sun. That is NOT Apple Juice. That is a whole 'Parent had a long night' starter pack.

AllOnGeorgia Chattooga, Social media account

My child packs her lunch as well. ' How the alcoholic beverage ended up in the child's lunchbox has not been disclosed, and the age of the child involved is unknown. The police warning has drawn attention to lunchbox safety in schools.

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