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9 Indio Middle School Students Sickened From 'Unknown Substance'
The students were all taken to a hospital with upset stomachs and their condition wasn't believed to be life-threatening, an official said.
INDIO, CA — Nine students from Indio Middle School were taken to a hospital Thursday due to stomach issues after eating an unknown substance.
Officers and firefighters responded at 1:20 p.m. Thursday to Indio Middle School, 81-195 Miles Ave., to a report of nine students who had stomach issues, Indio Police Department public information officer Ben Guitron told City News Service.
"When we arrived, it appeared that they might've consumed something like maybe a food item that wasn't from the school, that was from the outside end," Guitron told CNS. "They went to the hospital and we're working with school staff to figure out what it was and what got them sick."
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The students were all taken to a hospital with upset stomachs and their condition wasn't believed to be life-threatening, according to Guitron.
"Several Indio Middle School students are being medically evaluated following what appears to be their ingesting an unknown substance," Desert Sands Unified School District public information officer Marry Perry said in a statement. "DSUSD thanks the Indio Police for their partnership in this investigation."
