Wolverhampton students taken to hospital after lab test tube drama
Students were taken to hospital complaining of headaches after a test tube cracked during a science experiment.
The incident took place at North East Wolverhampton Academy, Marsh Lane, Fordhouses.
Principal Bal Pierpoint said each student was given a small quantity of iodine in a test tube, she said, and one test tube got a small crack when it was being heated.
But she dismissed claims by one parent that the situation had descended into 'total chaos', with fighting breaking out amongst pupils who had been left alone.
Police were called by a parent to discuss an alleged assault, but the matter was not deemed serious enough for officers to continue with it.
Three or four students complained of mild headaches and sore throats, and their parents were informed. Staff went with them to New Cross Hospital where they were checked and discharged, said Mrs Pierpoint. The head also confirmed an ambulance had been called to the school to treat a pupil's shoulder injury but said this was connected to a pre-existing medical condition.
Mrs Pierpoint said the class was 'in complete order'.
West Midlands Ambulance spokesman Steve Parry confirmed an ambulance had been called to the Pendeford school about 12.30pm last Thursday.
Yesterday, West Midlands Police spokeswoman Sarah Buxton said police had met with the parent to discuss the alleged assault, and the matter - which involved several students - was now being dealt with by the school.
