17 Students Hospitalized After Consuming Unknown Substance at LA Middle School
The Los Angeles School Police Department is investigating the incident as students recover from non-life-threatening symptoms.
Overview
- Seventeen students from Walter Reed Middle School were evaluated for possible overdoses on Thursday morning.
- Two students were transported to hospitals, while the others were released to their parents or back to school.
- The Los Angeles Unified School District confirmed the students consumed a banned substance.
- Officials have not yet identified the substance involved in the incident.
- A similar incident occurred last week at Nobel Charter Middle School involving cannabis-laced edibles.