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School pupils collapse at Outwood Academy in Ripon School pupils collapse at Outwood Academy in Ripon
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A number of school pupils have been taken to hospital after collapsing at Outwood Academy in Ripon. Twenty-seven school pupils have simultaneously fallen ill 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". North Yorkshire Police said they 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.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. Paramedics have been at the scene treating majority of the ill pupils while two were taken to hospital.
"At this time, the safety of all the students and staff at the school is paramount," police said. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Ripon and Boroughbridge were at the scene "alongside hazardous materials specialist officers".
"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."A specialist detection, identification and monitoring (DIM) team from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is also at the incident," the fire service added.
A police spokesperson said: "The safety of all the students and staff at the school is paramount.
"At this stage we are aware of just two who have attended hospital or a local medical facility, the rest have been treated at the scene by ambulance staff."
"Officers are working with the fire service to establish what has caused the incident."
Outwood Academy has 635 students, aged from 11 to 18.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.On its website the school states it was judged "good" in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2012.