New Jersey

Girl Wearing Pepper Spray Around Neck Accidentally Releases It at Brooklyn School; 11 Treated

Ten students were accidentally hit with pepper spray in class. Roseanne Colletti reports.

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.

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