BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - One student was taken to the hospital following an incident involving pepper spray at a private high school in Brockton on Tuesday.
Firefighters responding to reports of students suffering from burning eyes and throats and having difficulty breathing at Cardinal Spellman High School at 738 Court St. found 20 to 30 students experiencing those symptoms, fire officials said.
One student was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and firefighters evacuated the school.
According to school officials, one person accidentally sprayed pepper spray in the hallway and a victim then suffered an allergic reaction to the chemical.
Firefighters said that as they were evacuating the building, a parent told them that their student brought Mace or pepper spray to school and it accidentally went off in the second-floor hallway.
The incident remains under investigation.
It is unclear if that student will face any discipline for bringing the mace into school.
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