Global Courant 2023-04-19 10:13:38
Three elementary school students in Rockville, Maryland, fell ill and were hospitalized after ingesting a controlled substance, according to police.
A group of College Gardens Elementary School students Monday found a container of blue items they believed to be candy and three of the students briefly swallowed the items before spitting them out, the Montgomery County Police Department wrote on Facebook. The students were all seven years old.
The three students began to feel dizzy and went to the school nurse, who called 911. The students were transported to local hospitals as a precaution.
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A group of College Gardens Elementary School students found a container of blue stuff they believed to be candy on Monday. (Google Maps)
Police said none of the items were recovered and detectives aren’t sure what exactly the students ate. But based on the toxicology of some of the victims, investigators suspect the items may have been a methamphetamine-related drug such as Adderall or MDMA, also known as Ecstasy or Molly.
“I’m relieved that the students will be okay in the end, but in many ways what happened today is frightening,” Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said in a statement. “I hope it is a powerful motivator for parents to continue having the difficult conversations with their children about the dangers of ingesting or eating unknown substances.”
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Police said none of the items were recovered and detectives aren’t sure what exactly the students ate. (Montgomery County Police Department)
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The students have been released from the hospital and are at home with their families.
Police say the incident is still under investigation.
