AKRON, Ohio — Several students reported being sick and one was taken to a hospital after eating cannabis gummies at school on Tuesday.
Akron Public Schools said that at least eight students at Litchfield Community Learning Center ate cannabis-infused gummies at school, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. One student was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
A spokesperson for the school told WJW that the incident happened while the students were at school, but did not specify what grade(s) the children are in. The school has grades 6-8.
The students who took the gummies reported experiencing nausea and lethargy, the school district said in a statement to the Akron Beacon Journal.
A spokesperson for the school did not say whether the students were aware of what they were eating, WJW reported.
The students were all released to their parents or guardians.
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