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Yellowjackets Sting About 40 Students At Ashland, Massachusetts School. "Difficult Way To Start Our First Day."

Ashland Superintendent Jim Adams told WBZ-TV that "around 40 students" and two staff members were stung.

(CBS Boston)

Updated on: August 28, 2025

Yellowjackets stung dozens of students on the first day of school in Ashland, Massachusetts Wednesday, the superintendent said.

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As children got off the bus at David Mindess Elementary School just after 9 a.m., someone or something disturbed an underground nest near the end of the bus loop.

Ashland Superintendent Jim Adams told WBZ-TV that "around 40 students" and two staff members were stung.

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