Overview

• Officials report that a fourth-grade pupil discharged a pepper-spray aerosol during a break inside a classroom at School No. 76.
• Regional authorities now put the number affected at 15, with six treated on site and nine taken to Children's City Hospital No. 9, and all sent home in satisfactory condition.
• An earlier prosecutor announcement cited 14 pupils seeking care, but subsequent regional updates revised the tally to 15.
• The Oktyabrsky District prosecutor's office has launched an official review to assess adherence to laws protecting minors' life and health and to determine response measures.
• School officials will tighten access controls and screening for prohibited items, the student's mother was summoned for a meeting, the pupil will be placed on an out-of-school register, and police are taking statements from children and staff.