8 Kids Suffer Possible Marijuana-Related Illness At Valley School

SUN VALLEY, CA — Eight school-children fell ill after possibly ingesting marijuana edibles at a San Fernando Valley magnet school Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The students, boys and girls ranging from 12 to 16 years old, attend Sun Valley Magnet School at 7330 N. Bakman Ave. Five were eventually taken to a hospital for treatment.

Paramedics treated the others at the scene before releasing them to their guardians.

The fire department was called to the school around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday.

"Multiple patients (all believed school-aged), conscious and breathing, being evaluated for sudden illness at Sun Valley Magnet School after possible ingestion of chewable marijuana ("gummies")," LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey said in a written statement.

All eight patients were discovered on the school campus, but the fire department did not confirm if they all attended school at the Los Angeles Unified School District campus.

Similar incidents have been reported lately at San Fernando Valley schools. Last month, seven children were treated at the Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies after falling ill from what school parents described as possible marijuana ingestion.

In December, 10 Van Nuys junior high school students were treated for possible overdoses. In October, four high school students suffered simultaneous medical emergencies at Canoga Park High School.

In September, 15-year-old Melanie Ramos, died on the floor of a girls' bathroom on the campus at Bernstein High School in Hollywood after overdosing on fentanyl on Sept. 13. Her friend was found nearby suffering from an overdose. They were among a spate of seven fentanyl overdoses linked to a Hollywood campus in September.