What to Know
- A 13-year-old girl accidentally released pepper spray in her Brooklyn school Monday, authorities say
- She was wearing it around her neck as protection and it went off when she reached down to get something
- Eleven people were treated at the scene at Kings Collegiate Charter School shortly before 2 p.m.; no one was taken to a hospital
A 13-year-old student who had pepper spray around her neck as protection accidentally released it in her Brooklyn school Monday, authorities say.
Ten students were taken to Brookdale Hospital as a precaution after the incident at Kings Collegiate Charter School on Lenox Road, which took place shortly before 2 p.m., according to police.
The NYPD says the girl, an eighth-grader, bent down to grab something when the pepper spray went off.
The investigation is ongoing.
