Three young girls have been hospitalized after ingesting cannabis gummies while on lunch break at a South Side elementary school, Chicago authorities said.
Paramedics were called to Henry O. Tanner Elementary School in the Grand Crossing neighborhood at around 11 a.m. Friday morning after it was discovered three girls, all 6 years old, had consumed an unknown substance, according to Chicago police. The girls had ingested CBD gummies during lunch hour, according to a preliminary police notification obtained by the Tribune.
The girls were transported to Comer Children’s Hospital in fair condition, police said. No other injuries were reported.
Chicago Public Schools did not immediately return a request for comment Friday afternoon.
Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.
baiduhai’s Caroline Kubzansky contributed.