A Delaware high school student was sent to the hospital Friday morning after ingesting pepper spray used to break up a fight during a bomb threat evacuation, police said.
A bomb threat at Newark High School on the 700 block of East Delaware Avenue prompted school officials to move students from the building to the football field around 7:25 a.m.
While on the field, two students got into a physical altercation. Police used pepper spray to break up the fight, affecting other kids that were standing nearby, they said.
As a result, one of the teens suffered an asthma attack and was sent to a nearby hospital for treatment, said officials.
The condition of the student is unknown.
The threat was determined to be unfounded after a thorough search of the building and school grounds, according to the school's website.
Students and staff returned to class just before 10 a.m.
