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School pupils collapse at Outwood Academy in Ripon | School pupils collapse at Outwood Academy in Ripon |
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Up to 40 school pupils have simultaneously fallen ill at Outwood Academy in Ripon. | Up to 40 school pupils have simultaneously fallen ill at Outwood Academy in Ripon. |
They showed signs of "sickness and feeling faint sometime between 11:00 and 11.30", police said. | They showed signs of "sickness and feeling faint sometime between 11:00 and 11.30", police said. |
Yorkshire Ambulance Service said children were being treated at the school on Clotherholme Road. A hazardous materials team also attended. | Yorkshire Ambulance Service said children were being treated at the school on Clotherholme Road. A hazardous materials team also attended. |
A parent of one pupil said children collapsed during a Remembrance Day service to mark Armistice Day. | |
The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "I rang the school to check my daughter was OK. I was told a couple of children had collapsed during a remembrance service. | |
"As it finished another couple went down. That's when the fire brigade were called." | "As it finished another couple went down. That's when the fire brigade were called." |
'Big slap' | |
Georgia, a pupil in Year 8, said people started being sick during an assembly. | |
Another pupil, who did not wish to be named, said several students had collapsed in the school's hall. | |
She said: "When the first boy was sick, we thought it was one off but then there was a big slap on the floor and someone had fainted. | |
"After that it was a bit of a domino effect, another three or four collapsed and then people started leaving the hall to get fresh air. | |
"One of the boys who fell was a bit concussed and had a big lump on his head. | |
"After that they ushered us out quickly and a couple of girls had panic attacks." | |
The pupil said lessons went ahead as normal during the afternoon but more students complained of feeling sick and suffering from headaches. | |
Lockdown | Lockdown |
A fire officer told the BBC they believed the hall "was a hot room and some children had become overwhelmed" and no chemicals or gases had been detected in the scare. | |
Fire station manager Dave Winspear said: "We are of the view the children just fainted and there was a ripple effect throughout the school." | |
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Ripon and Boroughbridge were at the scene "alongside hazardous materials specialist officers". | 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. |
It is understood the school went into lockdown following the incident but pupils were later sent home. | It is understood the school went into lockdown following the incident but pupils were later sent home. |
They started to pour out of the school while police officers stood guard at the gates. | They started to pour out of the school while police officers stood guard at the gates. |
Parents gathered outside to meet the youngsters with many of them hugging as they met. | Parents gathered outside to meet the youngsters with many of them hugging as they met. |
Five ambulances remained parked outside as well as at least four fire engines with their blue lights flashing. | Five ambulances remained parked outside as well as at least four fire engines with their blue lights flashing. |
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. |
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