Overview
- The Chicago Fire Department said five people were taken to hospitals, with no ages or conditions released.
- Principal Evajamania Vondalisa Brown told families the pepper spray was released during a morning altercation inside the building.
- Staff de-escalated the situation, notified CPS safety and Chicago police, and requested EMS to assess those affected.
- Police said they could not immediately provide further details, and the school withheld additional information for privacy reasons.
- The incident follows a Jan. 27 chemical irritant discharge at Paul Revere Elementary that led to nine hospital evaluations.