Two students fired pepper spray inside a Queens middle school cafeteria — injuring 20 kids and four staffers, police said.
The chaos erupted around 12:45 p.m. Friday when two female students — ages 12 and 13 — discharged the noxious substance inside College Point Collaborative Middle School on 14th Avenue in College Point, cops said.
Twenty students and four staff members were injured when two students discharged the pepper spray Friday afternoon. Peter Gerber
The two students pulled the trigger of the noxious gas inside the cafeteria of College Point Collaborative Middle School. Peter GerberTwenty students and four staff members at the public school were treated for eye irritation and difficulty breathing.
The wounded staffers, in addition to 11 kids, received additional treatment at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, police said.
The two students were taken into custody and released to their parents. Peter Gerber
The wounded staffers, in addition to 11 kids, received additional treatment at New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital. Peter GerberThe two students who fired the pepper spray were taken into police custody and later released to their parents.
No charges will be filed, police said.
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