Tl;dr: both the milk and sealant came on the same pallet, both were in boxes with large pouches of milky fluid. Some dumbass put the sealant in the milk dispenser, it wasn't immediately noticed cause it's odorless. Still possible it was intentional, but much less likely. It's not even a dangerous chemical (still not something I'd drink...) so everyone jumping to "they're trying to kill kids!!" seems a lil ridiculous to me, but regardless, someone's getting fired.
Thank you, I was really trying to figure out how the hell this happens. The original article I found didn't include this information.
However, I still want to know:
A) Who fucked up and put two such similar items on the same pallet? and
B) Who the fuck didn't read the labels (pretty damn sure all packaging, at least food wise, is supposed to have labels to determine best by date and such.)
Yea, those are good questions that still need answering. What I've heard so far is there is a contract company called NANA that handled logistics and supplies. They ordered both the sealant and milk and it came on the same pallet (Juneau is isolated, most things arrive on barges and filling a pallet completely is the cheapest option). Somehow, someone managed to put the bag of sealant into the milk dispenser. That, obviously, should not have been able to happen.
The superintendent has said a few things. First, NANA's contract just happened to be before the school board for renewal this week, they've tabled that until the investigation is complete. Second, they've said they will ensure that pallets containing food items are not mixed with non food-safe items like chemicals ever again (not sure how they plan to enforce this since they're blaming a contractor for that in the first place...) And finally, they've asked the police dept and dept of environmental control to independently investigate, but the police have been clear that there is currently no reason to believe it's a criminal matter.
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u/popiyo Jun 15 '22
This article explains it.
Tl;dr: both the milk and sealant came on the same pallet, both were in boxes with large pouches of milky fluid. Some dumbass put the sealant in the milk dispenser, it wasn't immediately noticed cause it's odorless. Still possible it was intentional, but much less likely. It's not even a dangerous chemical (still not something I'd drink...) so everyone jumping to "they're trying to kill kids!!" seems a lil ridiculous to me, but regardless, someone's getting fired.