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7 Elementary School Students Slit Wrists In PG County (ICYMI)

The incident reportedly happened at William Paca Elementary School recently.

Editor's note: This article was originally posted earlier this week.

HYATTSVILLE, MD -- In a disturbing incident at a Prince George's County elementary school, seven students reportedly took the blades out of pencil sharpeners and cut themselves.

WUSA 9 reports that the incident happened at William Paca Elementary School in Hyattsville before spring break and that a crisis counseling team came to the school and worked with local families.

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The cuts were not severe enough to require hospitalization. All of the students were examined and treated by the school nurse, according to the report, which noted that the incident may be related to bullying.

WUSA 9 has more on the incident in the embedded video below.

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