Overview
- Officers responded around 9:35 a.m. to the 6000 block of Ebenezer Road in White Marsh, where a bus carrying about 30 students to Vincent Farm Elementary School was affected by discharged pepper spray.
- Fourteen children were transported to a hospital for evaluation as a precaution, with no indication of malicious intent.
- Investigators believe the device was discovered before boarding and was set off accidentally by a student.
- The school’s principal said the student will face disciplinary action, citing district rules that ban mace, tear gas devices, and pepper spray on school property and buses.
- Police urged families to tell children not to pick up unfamiliar items and to report suspicious objects to 911, an adult, or a school resource officer.