This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-34789661
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
School pupils collapse at Outwood Academy in Ripon | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A number of school pupils have been taken to hospital after collapsing at Outwood Academy in Ripon. | |
North Yorkshire Police said 27 students had "displayed signs of sickness and feeling faint sometime between 11:00 and 11.30". | |
It is not yet known what has caused the students at the school on Clotherholme Road to fall ill. | |
Paramedics have been at the scene attending to some of the ill pupils while others were taken to hospital. | |
"At this time, the safety of all the students and staff at the school is paramount," police said. | |
"Officers are working with the fire service to establish what has caused the incident." | |
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Ripon and Boroughbridge were at the scene "alongside Hazardous Materials Specialist Officers". | |
"A specialist detection, identification and monitoring (DIM) team from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is also at the incident," the fire service added. | |
Outwood Academy has 635 students, aged from 11 to 18. | |
On its website the school states it was judged "good" in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2012. |