Philly Middle School Locked Down, Students Hospitalized For 'Ingesting Unknown Substance'

Several Philadelphia middle school students are hospitalized and their campus is locked down after police say they ate an "unknown substance."

Crossroads Accelerated Academy, located on the second floor at 4300 Westminster Ave., is locked down after some students ate an "unknown substance," police say.
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Mac Bullock

04/26/2023 3:24 p.m.

It happened at Crossroads Accelerated Academy, 4300 Westminster Ave. in West Philly, at around 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, city police told Daily Voice.

The school was locked down by police at about 12:15 p.m.

An unknown number of students "orally ingest(ed)" an "unknown substance" and were taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the department said. They are in stable condition as of 3 p.m., authorities added.

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