Sharing gummies led five fifth-graders at the District of Columbia’s Key Elementary School to the hospital Wednesday. The gummies possibly contained a controlled substance.
One of the pupils brought the gummies to the school, and shared them with fellow students at the school, which is in Northwest near the Palisades neighborhood.Â
All of the affected children are stable and out of the hospital, according to WUSA9.
In a note to families Wednesday evening, Key Elementary School Assistant Principal Jennifer Green said that while symptoms indicated ingestion of drugs, the specific controlled substance had not been unidentified.
Ms. Green said the school would be working to teach Key students about substance use awareness and prevention, and asked parents to tell their children not to ingest unknown food or substances even if offered by a friend.
• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.
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