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Multiple students and teachers injured by pepper spray at Bronx school: NYPD

By Matthew Euzarraga,

23 days ago

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Nearly two dozen students and at least two teachers were taken to a Bronx hospital after a pepper-spray incident at a school Thursday morning, according to police.

Officers responded to a call at Public School 214 on West Farms Road around 10:22 a.m. Police say pepper spray was discharged inside the school.

EMS responded and transported 21 students and two teachers to Montefiore Hospital. They were expected to be OK.

It remains unclear how the pepper spray was discharged. Pepper spray is legal for anyone 18 and older to carry in New York, according to the law.

Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here .

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clyde Gillis

21d ago

Hahaha normal

Nyx@Knight

22d ago

this happened to me when I was a young lil lion cub.b4 it was outlawed my mom brought me one for protection. one of my classmates asked to see it. against better judgment, I allowed him to hold it. The next thing I knew, he sprayed it in class... of you know I got suspended for 2 weeks. my mom was livid, and my punishment mimicked a J sentence. 1-3 months confinement, no "friends" allowed to visit, and no calls. she said they could see me in school and talk to me there... I 💙 Mom.

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