30-Plus Children Get Sick During South Carolina Field Trip

SC officials rule out food poisoning, disease for sick kids on Dorchester field trip

South Carolina agriculture and health officials completed an investigation after 36 Eugene Sires Elementary students, in Summerville, became ill during a school field trip to a Ladson movie theater May 18.

30-plus children get sick during South Carolina field trip

What began as a long-awaited field trip for a group of elementary school students in South Carolina quickly turned frightening when dozens of children became sick.

At Least 30 Elementary School Children Fall Sick After Eating Snacks During Field Trip

The incident took place in South Carolina on Monday, May 18Eugene Sires Elementary SchoolCredit: Google MapsNEED TO KNOWAt least 30 elementary students became ill during a field trip in South Carolina on Monday, May 18Around 180 students from Eugene Sires Elementary School were visiting the Cinemark in Summerville at the timeThe S.C. Department of Public Health confirmed to PEOPLE that an investigation into the illnesses has been launched Over 3…

Field Trip Turns Into A Nightmare When 32 First And Second Graders Get Sick At A Movie Theater

What was supposed to be a reward for Eugene Sires Elementary School’s first and second graders became something entirely different on Monday May 19, 2026, when 32 of the children on a field trip to Cinemark on Ladson Road in Ladson, South Carolina, became ill shortly after eating their movie theater snacks, one after another, inside the theater, while watching The Land Before Time. Poison control and EMS were called. Parents got frightening phon…