No One knows Why 14 Students Fell Ill
Edison, NJ (United States):
Tests conducted at Our Lady of Peace School on Wednesday yielded a mystery: No one knows exactly why 14 schoolchildren fell ill Tuesday.
"They went through everything and found nothing," said Sister Sheila Conley, assistant superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Metuchen.
Blood tests from eight of the children showed mild carbon-monoxide poisoning, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday.
But Edison Fire Chief Robert Campbell said state police and Middlesex County hazardous materials teams found no signs of carbon monoxide after scouring every building children were in at the campus.
All of the sick children were in the sixth or seventh grade, and they had class in an unventilated gym before the illness broke out shortly before noon Tuesday, Joanne Ward, spokeswoman for the Diocese of Metuchen, said at the time.
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Officials and schoolchildren described a scene of children vomiting, groaning and crying. The 250 children attending school Tuesday were evacuated and held in an annex for about two hours before being released to their parents.
Ten children went to local hospitals. Three were treated at the scene, and one was taken to a hospital by a parent, Edison Police Lt. Matthew Freeman said Tuesday.
All of the children were released from the hospitals by Tuesday evening, Ward said.
There were no more reports of illness yesterday, Conley said.
School is closed today, and it was already scheduled to be closed tomorrow and Monday, Conley said.
Campbell said tests of the school will continue today through Monday.
The fire chief said he asked school administrators for a chronology of events leading up to the sickness; wondering if a delivery truck or anything else might have been the source of carbon monoxide.
"We're just trying to cover every conceivable base on this one," Campbell said.
But he expressed doubts about ever finding the source of the sickness.
"I hope we do, but I don't know," he said.
Oct 06, 2005
Jerry Barca, Gannett New Jersey
Bridgewater Courier News
Edison, NJ (United States):
Tests conducted at Our Lady of Peace School on Wednesday yielded a mystery: No one knows exactly why 14 schoolchildren fell ill Tuesday.
"They went through everything and found nothing," said Sister Sheila Conley, assistant superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Metuchen.
Blood tests from eight of the children showed mild carbon-monoxide poisoning, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday.
But Edison Fire Chief Robert Campbell said state police and Middlesex County hazardous materials teams found no signs of carbon monoxide after scouring every building children were in at the campus.
All of the sick children were in the sixth or seventh grade, and they had class in an unventilated gym before the illness broke out shortly before noon Tuesday, Joanne Ward, spokeswoman for the Diocese of Metuchen, said at the time.
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See Also in Archives:
School With Mystery Illness Evacuated Again
Mysterious Odor- Again
Winchester school illness still a mystery
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Officials and schoolchildren described a scene of children vomiting, groaning and crying. The 250 children attending school Tuesday were evacuated and held in an annex for about two hours before being released to their parents.
Ten children went to local hospitals. Three were treated at the scene, and one was taken to a hospital by a parent, Edison Police Lt. Matthew Freeman said Tuesday.
All of the children were released from the hospitals by Tuesday evening, Ward said.
There were no more reports of illness yesterday, Conley said.
School is closed today, and it was already scheduled to be closed tomorrow and Monday, Conley said.
Campbell said tests of the school will continue today through Monday.
The fire chief said he asked school administrators for a chronology of events leading up to the sickness; wondering if a delivery truck or anything else might have been the source of carbon monoxide.
"We're just trying to cover every conceivable base on this one," Campbell said.
But he expressed doubts about ever finding the source of the sickness.
"I hope we do, but I don't know," he said.
Oct 06, 2005
Jerry Barca, Gannett New Jersey
Bridgewater Courier News
