Overview
- A group of first- and second-graders from Eugene Sires Elementary began vomiting during a Cinemark screening, and Dorchester District Two said 32 students were seen by the school nurse.
- Chaperones moved sick children into hallways and bathrooms while district nursing staff and EMS treated several students and organized on-site triage.
- School officials notified Poison Control and the South Carolina Department of Public Health, which has opened a formal investigation into the cause.
- Multiple local reports say many children became ill shortly after eating theater snacks such as popcorn or drinking soda, though no cause has been confirmed.
- The theater held an A health-inspection rating in February 2025, and public-health follow-up is expected to include interviews, possible specimen testing, and review of food-handling and facility records.