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Hillhouse Students Hospitalized After Ingesting 'Illegal Substance'

Five high schoolers ate a "food-like substance believed to be infused with an illegal substance," New Haven school's spokesperson said.

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New Haven police and paramedics responded to the school and, "as a precaution," schools' spokesperson Justin Harmon said, the five were taken to the hospital. Harmon said the incident is "under investigation."
New Haven police and paramedics responded to the school and, "as a precaution," schools' spokesperson Justin Harmon said, the five were taken to the hospital. Harmon said the incident is "under investigation." (Ellyn Santiago/Patch)

NEW HAVEN, CT — Thursday, five students at Hillhouse High School "ingested a food-like substance believed to be infused with an illegal substance," according to New Haven Public Schools spokesperson Justin Harmon.

New Haven police and paramedics responded to the school and, "as a precaution," Harmon said, the five were taken to the hospital. Harmon said the incident is "under investigation."

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