17 North Hollywood middle school students checked for possible overdoses
Seventeen North Hollywood students from Walter Reed Middle School were monitored Thursday morning for possible overdose symptoms, the Los Angeles City Fire Department said.
Around 10:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a reported overdose at 4525 Irvine Ave. in North Hollywood. Two students were transported to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and the rest are expected to be released back to the school, officials said.
Details on what the students may have overdosed on were not provided.
The school did not respond to a request for comment.
No additional information was immediately released.