Five students rushed to hospital after a dozen teens aged 14 to 16 passed around grape juice laced with an opioid dubbed WONK at Philadelphia high school
- Crossroads Accelerated Academy students were drugged by laced juice brought to school by two students on Wednesdays, police said
- An opioid dubbed wonk was placed in the juice and passed to a dozen students
- Five students were transported to hospital in stable condition
Five Philadelphia high school students have been rushed to the hospital after a dozen teens passed around grape juice laced with an opioid.
The Crossroads Accelerated Academy students, aged 14 to 16, took a sip of juice infiltrated with the drug dubbed ‘wonk’ on Wednesday before noon.
Preliminary findings revealed two students brought the laced juice which led to vomiting and lightheadedness, according to Monique Braxton, Philadelphia School District spokesman.
The school was shut down for around 30 minutes as a counterterrorism unit arrived to assist with the investigation, after police initially responded to a call regarding sick children at the school.
Crossroads Accelerated Academy students were drugged by laced juice brought to school by two students on Wednesdays, police said. Pictured: Police and a counterterrorism unit at the school
An opioid dubbed wonk was placed in the juice and passed to a dozen students. Pictured: the school located at the 4300 block of Westminster
Police said the students who were rushed to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were in stable condition.
Braxton urged parents to vigilant and double-check their children’s belongings.
‘Search your medicine cabinets, search your children’s rooms, this is something that is illegally possessed by the students and it’s something that is definitely not wanted on school property,’ she said.
Five students were transported to the hospital in stable condition. Heavy police presence was seen as the school was locked down for 30 minutes
Monique Braxton, Philadelphia School District spokesperson, urged parents to be vigilant and double-check their children’s belongings
Police seized the juice that was passed around and will conduct further testing, Fox29 reported.
‘We take situations like this very seriously as they have the potential to compromise the safe and appropriate learning environment we strive to provide to our students every day,’ the school district told CNN.
According to the school’s website, it was built for ‘academically talented students.
To enroll at the school, students have to be assessed through standard STAR testing.
