Frederick County Fire & Rescue Respond To Orchard Grove Elementary School For Haz Mat Incident

Authorities say pepper spray was released into a classroom.Frederick County Sheriff’s Office vehicle at Orchard Grove Elementary School (Photo from Frederick County Sheriff’s Office)Frederick, Md (KM) Some students at Orchard Grove Elementary School were evaluated by EMS after pepper spray was released in one of the classrooms on Thursday morning.Fire and rescue units responded at around 9:30 AM. . The Sheriff’s Office says only two classrooms were affected, and they were isolated while regular school activities continued.Authorities say the students in those two classrooms were evacuated as a precaution.Emergency personnel ventilated the affected area, completing the process by 10:00 AM.  All fire and rescue units cleared the scene shortly after that.By Kevin McManus