POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Twelve students were taken to an area hospital as a precaution after being pepper-sprayed at a Broward County high school, district superintendent Howard Hepburn said.
The incident happened Thursday afternoon at Blanche Ely High School, located at 1201 NW Sixth Ave. in Pompano Beach.
Hepburn said the pepper-spraying stemmed from an altercation at a neighborhood park the day prior. He said two students were having an argument about the incident Thursday and one of the students dispersed pepper spray, causing multiple observers to be also be hit.
All of the students were OK, he said.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a preliminary investigation didn’t show any probable cause for charges against the student who dispersed the pepper spray as of early Thursday afternoon.
Hepburn said district rules allow students to carry a “very small portion” of pepper spray, but they are not allowed to use it on campuses.
Editor’s note: Officials initially reported that seven students were taken to the hospital. They later reported that an additional five students were transported.
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