Overview
- The Friedrich-Adolf-Wilhelm-Diesterweg-Oberschule, which evacuated Tuesday after an irritant was released in a restroom, drew a large police, fire, and ambulance response.
- Police now say the substance was CS gas, a tear irritant used in some self-defense sprays and by law enforcement that can cause burning eyes, coughing, and pain.
- A total of 55 people received medical care, with 47 treated at the scene including two teachers, and eight students aged 12 to 15 taken to hospitals for further checks.
- Investigators suspect two 15-year-old boys in the release and recovered an empty irritant spray device on school grounds as the probe continues.
- Fire crews ventilated the building and classes resumed shortly after, and police noted a similar incident at Oberschule Altendorf earlier this year.