Nearly a dozen middle school students were hospitalized after consuming THC gummies while on their New York campus, school officials shared.
On Monday, March 3, William Floyd Middle School confirmed the incident in a statement posted on the school’s website.
A student at the school “handed out edible THC gummies to approximately 12 students, who have since fallen ill,” the statement said.
“Eleven of the students have been transported to local hospitals for assistance and one has been released into the custody of a parent,” the statement added. “We are grateful to our first responders for their quick response, thankful that the students will be treated and hopeful that they will recover quickly.”
The school listed school nurses, Suffolk County Police Department and local EMTs as the first responders who assisted with the affected students.
Officials with the Suffolk County Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The students who ingested the THC gummies were between the ages of 13 and 14 years old, NBC New York reported.
Parents were shocked to learn what had happened.
“You don’t know where they got it from and what is mixed in there,” Felicia Moore told CBS News. “My daughter texted me when it happened and said they were in a lockdown.”
“It’s disturbing,” Peter Giannetto said, adding, “my son is in 3rd grade.”
According to the Long Island Press, the Suffolk County Police Department will not be pressing charges, stating “discipline will be handled at the school level.”
“There is no additional information being released on where the gummies came from,” police reportedly said.
