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Pepper spray release at New York school sends 24 to hospital

Oct. 24, 2013
Student allegedly sprayed the chemical in a hallway of an elementary school in Uniondale, N.Y.

Video from NBC 4 New York: Four adults and 20 children were treated at a hospital for teary eyes, nausea and coughing after a student released pepper spray at an elementary school on Long Island, N.Y. Fire officials say a child sprayed the substance in a first-floor hallway of Northern Parkway School in Uniondale.

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