Ten students with “medical complaints” have been reported Thursday at Van Nuys Middle School, with seven of them transported to hospitals, Los Angeles hearth officers stated.
The incident was reported round 10:30 a.m. on the faculty within the 5000 block of Vesper Lane.
An L.A. Fire Department official stated 10 students ages 12 to 14 have been evaluated for suspected overdoses and located to be in “mild to moderate distress.” Seven have been transported to native hospitals, and three have been launched on the scene.
Dozens of firefighters and cops searched the varsity to make sure there have been no students unaccounted for.
Police officers confer in entrance of Van Nuys Middle School, where10 students have been handled for doable overdoses of an unknown substance.
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“Crews on scene confirmed that this was NOT fentanyl-related. Specifics of the medical complaints and possible substance(s) used will be completed by hospital personnel,” the Fire Department stated in a press release.
In a press release, a Los Angeles Unified School District spokesperson stated the campus remained “safe and open for instruction.”
“Today, we were made aware of a group of students who suffered a medical incident at Van Nuys Middle School,” the spokesperson stated within the assertion. “In an abundance of caution, we requested medical assistance.”
LAFD Capt. Erik Scott stated the students probably ingested “edibles” however added that the investigation was ongoing.
“It was not opioids; we didn’t have to administer Narcan,” Scott stated outdoors the varsity.
Emergency officers ready for a mass casualty occasion once they arrived as officers situated a number of extra sick students. Officials searched the campus for extra sufferers however didn’t discover any extra.
Worried mother and father wait to gather their youngsters the place no less than eight students from Van Nuys Middle School.
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By 1 p.m. Thursday, hearth engines and different emergency automobiles have been nonetheless current on the faculty and students’ voices may very well be heard on campus.
A mum or dad who didn’t need to be recognized stated he spoke to his 12-year-old daughter and he or she was not apprehensive.
The mum or dad had obtained an e-mail concerning the scenario and was advised that his youngster would stay on the faculty for the remainder of the day.
But some mother and father nonetheless wished to convey their youngsters dwelling.
Several mother and father handed blue check-out slips and their photograph IDs to highschool officers at a facet gate. School lets out at 3 p.m.
School officers scrolled via a laptop computer on a espresso desk to search out the coed.
Christopher Angel, a 12-year-old seventh grader, walked out together with his mom, Angela Valle.
“Only three people were drugged in my class,” he stated.
Angel stated he heard the students ate edibles and he noticed them in his science class.
“They were acting weird, tired, high,” he stated.
School officers repeatedly advised mother and father that their youngsters have been secure.
The majority of students at Van Nuys Middle School stayed in class after 10 students have been handled for doable overdoses of an unknown substance.
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“Your children are fine in the classroom,” one faculty official stated as he handed out blue slips.
Karla Rivera waited outdoors the varsity about an hour earlier than students could be let out.
She stated she was not instantly notified by the varsity in regards to the medical emergency. She stated her 12-year-old son known as her.
“He told me something happened,” Rivera stated. “He thought it was someone trying to break into the school.”
An hour later, Rivera stated, she obtained an automatic name from the varsity telling her in regards to the medical emergency.
“I immediately thought of fentanyl,” Rivera stated. “The school has done a very poor job of communicating of what is going on.”
Times workers author Howard Blume contributed to this report.