I-Spy: Mystery Meat

A group of kid detectives at Oxford Junior High School investigate a mysterious illness that has affected several students. They suspect the school lunch, particularly the meatloaf and vegetables. After questioning the lunch ladies, they discover that Ms. Jackson had used different ingredients in the meatloaf due to new regulations. The detectives find out that one of the ingredients, Polysilic Aromic Hydrocarbon, is toxic and could lead to cancer. They realize that the school is at fault and plan to confront the higher-ups. The next episode will reveal who is responsible for the poisoning of the students. On this episode of I Spot the Kid Detectives, Aiden, Julie, and Grace break down another mystery in Oxford Junior High School. Can I get some extra meatloaf? I'm feeling pretty hungry today with Jackson. Well, of course, Daniel. Eat a lot, son. I put extra love in this meatloaf. I want you to be well fed for the rest of the day. Thanks, Miss Jackson. You're the best. Hmm, all that meatloaf made me a little sick. I think I ate too much. Here, what's going on? Dang, my stomach just started hurting out of nowhere. Yeah, me too. I heard Stacy was feeling sick too. Oh, God. I need to go to the bathroom. Okay, students, you have 20 minutes left before lunch, so start wrapping up your worksheets. Yo, what's going on? I don't know. I think it's coming from the bathroom. I'll go check it out. Okay, let us know what's going on. Miss Haley, may I go to the restroom? Go ahead. Take the bathroom pass. Yo, Daniel. Hey, what's up? What's going on? Man, I don't even know. I was just eating my lunch, and then everyone started going to the bathroom. What do you think made you sick? I think it was because I ate too much meatloaf. I asked Miss Jackson for some extra. Oh, I wonder what's making everyone sick. What else is sick? That meatloaf seemed a little off to you. Yeah, it did. The color looked kind of different than usual. All right, thanks, Daniel. I'll see you after school. So, what's going on? A bunch of people were sick in the bathroom. I talked to them. They said our lunch was kind of weird. I think y'all should ask the lunch ladies about today's meal. Yeah, that makes sense. Let's go during lunch, Julie. All right, class. Time for lunch. Okay, so I think we should start off by asking the lunch ladies who made what today. Yeah, you go ask the lunch ladies, and I'll start inspecting the food to see if anything catches my eye. Sounds like a plan. Let's meet back at our table when we're done. Finally. Took you long enough. What'd you find out? Gosh, I wish I wrote this down, but Ms. Cran was in charge of the fruit cups, Ms. Tulip was in charge of the milk station, Ms. Green was in charge of the vegetables, and Ms. Jackson was in charge of the meat. What about you, Grace? Did you notice anything different about any of the food? The biggest difference I noticed was the vegetables and the meatloaf. The meatloaf was just a different color than usual, but the vegetables were like almost too old to be served. I think it was the vegetables that made everyone sick. But that wouldn't make sense, because Daniel got sick too, but he doesn't eat vegetables. Then it could be the meatloaf, but what would be wrong with the meatloaf? Plus, Ms. Jackson was in charge of that. She wouldn't serve us bad food. Yeah, she's the sweetest lady. It couldn't have been her. So then, what could it be? Are we sure it wasn't the meatloaf? Ayo, Aiden, what's up? Yeah, Daniel, you feeling any better? I'm all right. Still kind of sick, but I'll be fine. Have you thought any more about what made you sick? Honestly, I have no idea, but I know it wasn't Ms. Jackson's food, because she put some extra love into her meatloaf today. Extra love? Yeah, I asked her for more, and she said to eat up, because she cooked with extra love today. Guys, are you serious about Ms. Jackson? Yeah, I don't know anymore, because that's a little weird to say, especially for Ms. Jackson. I think we should ask her about her meatloaf. Why, hello, students. Why have you come to the back of the kitchen? Lunch is over. Hi, Ms. Jackson. We have a couple of questions for you about lunch today. Oh, well, Julie already came to ask me about today's lunch. Yeah, but we have a little following up to do. Go ahead, sweet children. Ask away. Have you seen anything different about today? No, I have been attending to lunch into the kitchen. Everything seems pretty normal. You haven't seen anything going on in the lunchroom? Like I just said, I haven't seen anything past the lunch line. Okay, well, how do you prepare today's meatloaf? Well, sweetheart, let me tell you that the school gave me completely different ingredients for the meatloaf because the regulations changed. Oh, really? The meatloaf tasted the same, though. Well, that's because I sneaked ingredients from home to make the food taste better, because the other ingredients made it taste awful. May I see the ingredients that you were given by the school? I don't know if I'm allowed to do that for you, but I will try. This is crazy. The school regulations are the reason everyone is sick? Or it could be the ingredients Ms. Jackson brought from home. Let's just see what school ingredients are for now. Here you are, children. I sneaked a few packs for you to take a look. Ms. Jackson, do you know what this is? Polysilic Aromic Hydrocarbon. This is, like, really bad for kids. A lot of it can be toxic and lead to cancer. The school should not be allowing you to cook with this. Oh, my goodness. I will throw this out immediately. Thank you for telling me. I feel so bad. Did I make everyone sick? Yes, but it wasn't your fault. It was the school's fault. You were simply doing what you were told. It seems like we'll have to go talk to some higher ups in the school's office about what they've been serving us. Join us next time to see the kid detectives go into the main office and uncover the mystery of who's allowing for the poisoning of all the Oxford Junior High student bodies.