BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. - Police say two Bainbridge Island 12-year-old students who didn't want to go to class have admitted to intentionally poisoning their teacher - with strawberry lip gloss. 

Bainbridge police officers say they were called to Sakai Intermediate School Thursday, where they discovered a 58-year-old female teacher had been poisoned by two of her female students. 

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Sekai Intermediate School in Bainbridge Island

It's well-known at the school that teacher Kasey Jeffers is highly allergic to strawberries.  They applied strawberry lip gloss to the teacher's coffee cup and water bottle.  When the teacher drank from the items, she immediately became ill. In fact, her allergy to strawberries is so severe, simply smelling them causes a reaction.

"They knew that the teacher was allergic to strawberries, they knew that if they could get her to ingest some of those that she would become ill. They actually discussed not using real strawberries because they were concerned that might actually kill her, so they decided that the best thing they could use was a synthetic strawberry," Deputy Police Chief Mark Duncan said.

The teacher didn't require hospitalization, but she did take some Benadryl and used an inhaler. She was back in the classroom today.

"To me, it's scary because it was so premeditated," parent Judy Merchon said. "That's what's scary. It wasn't a passionate moment when you do something silly, they had to think about this and plot it."

"Our understanding, based on a police report, is that the students wanted to get out of class and also avoid having to turn in a signed progress report. The students apparently were not excited about having to turn in what was perhaps a less than satisfactory report to the teacher," said Dr. Ken Crawford, Bainbridge Island School District.

"I'm really disappointed to hear that students would have that type of scheme," parent Marcia Millican said.

Even classmates are shocked.

"It's just stupid," student Will Droke said. "It kind of ruins your life because that goes on your permanent record."

Police say both students admitted they only intended to make the teacher sick. Their parents are very upset. The students were expelled and were being detained at Port Towsend Juvenile Detention, charged with assault in the second degree. They're expected to appear in court on Monday.

"This is a wonderful teacher with a big heart," Crawford said. "She would like to have the kids back in the classroom at some point. It really was just a stupid thing for them to have done.