Students get sick while watching video

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Students get sick while watching video
ADAM LYNN; The News Tribune / LUI KIT WONG/THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Three Rogers High students had to go to the hospital Monday in Puyallup.
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School will not be back in session today at Rogers High, a day after
officials sent everyone home early when three students came down with a
mysterious illness while watching a science video.

Officials still don�t know what caused the illness and want another day to
continue testing for clues, said Karen Hansen, Puyallup School District
spokeswoman.

Neither a fire district hazardous materials crew nor a private environmental
firm hired by the district could find anything wrong in a science classroom
where three students took ill Monday morning.

�That�s why we�re taking another day to investigate,� Hansen said. �We�re
going to continue to test and hope school will be open Wednesday.�

Teachers, however, will report to school today. �We will be working with
them outside of the affected area,� Hansen said.

The three juniors were in the same room when they got woozy, said Matt Holm,
assistant chief at Central Pierce Fire & Rescue.

The first student reported feeling ill about 10 a.m. and received permission
to step outside, Holm said. She later fainted, Holm said.

A few minutes later, another student reported feeling light-headed. Soon
after, a third.

Authorities don�t think the trio was in cahoots to avoid class, Holm said.

�Their teacher got concerned and notified the school administration, which
called the sheriff�s office,� he said.

The three students were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup as a
precaution, he said.

The scare first prompted school officials to evacuate all students to the
gymnasium then to send all students home for the day, Hansen said.

�We decided to err on the side of caution,� she said.

A Central Pierce hazardous materials crews inspected the room but found
nothing amiss, Holm said.

The district then hired a private environmental firm to test air quality in
the school, Hansen said.

Adam Lynn: 253-597-8644
adam.lynn@thenewstribune.com

Staff writer Daniel Thigpen contributed to this report.

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