Student mistakes pepper spray for body spray | Inquirer News

After student mistakes pepper spray for body spray, 41 classmates sent to hospital

/ 06:22 PM March 10, 2020

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A student accidentally used pepper spray on himself during a gym class in Florida. INQUIRER.net Stock Photo

A student in Florida unknowingly used pepper spray on himself, causing classmates affected by the spritz to be sent to the hospital for treatment.

A total of 41 students from Highlands Middle School were taken to hospitals in the area on Feb. 28 after kids started coughing during a 7th-grade gym class, Action News Jax reported. The gym, which had about 60 to 80 students during the incident, was evacuated.

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Based on information from an investigation carried out, Principal Evan Daniels told parents that a student had brought in pepper spray for personal use, as per The Gainesville Sun on Friday, March 6.

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“While this is not a criminal offense, pepper spray of any quantity on campus is a prohibited item under the code of student conduct,” he clarified.

A different student took the pepper spray from the owner’s belongings during the physical education class and sprayed it on himself.

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The student who owned the pepper spray would be dealt with “appropriate disciplinary consequences for bringing a prohibited item on campus,” as per the Duval County Public Schools. The classmate who used the spray was to receive a juvenile civil citation.

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Meanwhile, security presence at the school has been heightened since the incident. Niña V. Guno /ra

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