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Students Evaluated, Treated After Chemical Exposure At Middle School In Region Students Evaluated, Treated After Chemical Exposure At Middle School In Region
Students Evaluated, Treated After Chemical Exposure At Middle School In Region Multiple students were treated following a chemical exposure at a Northern Westchester middle school, fire officials said. The incident happened on Friday afternoon, Nov. 15, when the incident was reported at Fox Lane Middle School in Bedford, according to the Bedford Fire Department. Arriving fire crews began isolating and ventilating the affected room while the Westchester County Hazmat team sent a representative to the scene.  After an investigation, first responders determined the product and exposures were "not significant" or critically harmful. Fox Lane staff then handled …

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Several Middle School Students In Capital Region Exposed To Marijuana Edibles Several Middle School Students In Capital Region Exposed To Marijuana Edibles
Several Middle School Students In Capital Region Exposed To Marijuana Edibles A school district in the region is warning parents after several middle school students were exposed to marijuana edibles. The incident occurred at North Albany Middle School, Principal Andrea Piper said in a statement to parents Thursday, Nov. 17. “I am writing to let you know of a situation involving several students in our school community who reported exposure to, or ingestion of, suspected marijuana edibles Thursday,” Piper said. The students were evaluated by the school’s nurse and none were found to show symptoms while in their care, she said. It was not immediately clear how many…

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by Michael Mashburn