CHEYENNE, WYO. — Police in Cheyenne say a junior high school teacher was hospitalized Monday after a student put Visine
eyedrops into her drink as a prank.
Police identified the victim as 58-year-old Jo L. Miyamoto, a teacher at Johnson Junior High.
She went to the emergency room for treatment, spent the night in the hospital and was released late Tuesday.
A school receptionist said Miyamoto was back in the classroom on Thursday.
Police say that some popular movies have shown that spiking a person’s drink with Visine is just aprank that can give the person diarrhea. However, police say ingesting Visine in fact can have very serious health effects, including possibly sending the person into a coma.
Police say they intend to have the Cheyenne District Attorney’s Office review the matter when their report is complete.
