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Nine Pupils Hospitalised After Eating Tree Seeds at Primary School
On Wednesday, June 3, nine Year 6 pupils from Jesse Gray Primary School in West Bridgford were transported to Queen's Medical Centre after consuming berries on school premises.
Emergency services, including an air ambulance and specialist hazardous area response team, arrived at the school at approximately 1:20 pm on Wednesday after a caller reported a medical emergency.
The pupils were monitored for several hours before being released unharmed to their families. All nine children returned to classes on Thursday, June 4, head teacher Chris Belton confirmed.
Belton confirmed the trees have been cordoned off and will be removed, while staff alert pupils to risks of consuming wild seeds and berries through school assemblies.
Parents dropping their children at the Musters Road school on Thursday appeared reassured by the school's handling of the incident, with one mother commending the swift response.