Shelter In Place Lifted At Vintage High School After Students Fall Ill

NAPA, CA — Normal school activities were resuming Thursday afternoon at Vintage High School in Napa after several students fell ill, requiring a response from emergency personnel.

The Napa Police Department sent an alert at 10:55 a.m. advising the community to steer clear of the campus at 1375 Trower Ave. Police said the situation was isolated to the campus and there was no threat to the community.

According to a statement from the Napa Valley Unified School District, the incident involved students who began feeling ill during first-period choir class. Administrators and teachers acted immediately and removed all students from the Choir Room. Students who felt sick were provided care by school nursing staff and emergency medical services, who also contacted their parents.

Of 25 students who fell sick, five were sent to a hospital for further treatment.

Under the district's protocol for such incidents, the Napa Fire Department was contacted. Fire officials recommended the administration order a shelter-in-place at the campus while the situation was evaluated.

District and school administrators supported the efforts of the Napa Fire Department and PG&E as they worked to find the cause. PG&E did not find any gas or carbon monoxide in the Choir Room, the district said.

A Napa County Sheriff's Office radiation technician also evaluated the classroom but found no radioactive contaminants, officials said.

However, the fire department recommended the Choir Room remain off-limits for the time being, administrators said.

It was announced around 1 p.m. that the incident was resolved, emergency personnel were clearing the scene and routine school activities were resuming.

It was still unclear what caused the illnesses during the first-period class.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.