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Pepper Spray Exposure on Towson School Bus Prompts Evaluation of 11 at Elementary School

Officials do not expect hospital transports.

Overview

  • The bus driver returned the students to Pleasant Plains Elementary School after the exposure occurred during the route.
  • Approximately 31 children were on the bus at the time of the incident, according to SKY 11 reporting relayed by WBAL.
  • Eleven people were evaluated for pepper spray inhalation symptoms, SKY 11 reported from the scene.
  • The Baltimore County Fire Department said hazmat units and a medical task force responded and indicated transports were not anticipated.
  • Authorities described the situation as a developing investigation and have not released details about how the pepper spray was discharged.