Students at Walter Reed Middle School in Studio City medically evaluated after possibly consuming banned substance, LAUSD says [Video]

STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — As many as 17 students at a middle school in Studio City had to be medically evaluated after possibly consuming a banned substance, officials said.

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to Walter Reed Middle School around 11 a.m. Thursday. after

Fire officials reported a total of 17 patients. Two were transported to a hospital, and the rest were released to their parents. All are expected to fully recover.

It’s unclear exactly what substance the students may have consumed, but officials say they ingested something that looked like candy, then experienced some type of overdose symptoms.

“There was no evidence of any significant fentanyl type drugs. What were described as gummy bears were ingested. That’s still being evaluated and is part of an active investigation, but the signs and symptoms were lethargy, increased heart rate, some anxiety type symptoms, so nothing that was life threatening at that point,” said Los …