Details of 'citric acid' incident at Ellesmere Port Catholic High School revealed
Six students were said to have 'ingested' citric acid during a science lesson
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Further details have emerged of a 'citric acid' incident at an Ellesmere Port school.
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School have released a new statement following an incident which took place on Monday (February 10).
The school, on Capenhurst Lane, originally told Cheshire Live that they were dealing with a 'minor incident' at the school grounds which was dealt with quickly.
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School
A spokesperson at North West Ambulance service said that one person was taken to hospital shortly after 2pm on Monday following the incident at the school.
More information regarding the incident has now been revealed in a statement released by the school.
Carl Jones, business manager at Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, said: "There was an incident in school, on February 10 2020, which involved six students.
"The students, while taking part in a science lesson, ingested a small amount of a chemical (citric acid).
"At the beginning of the lesson all students received instruction and a risk assessment from our teacher with on how to carefully handle the chemicals.
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"As a precaution, emergency services were contacted, who promptly arrived at school for the students and advised parents and school staff accordingly.
"The students were assessed by the paramedics in school and subsequently taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital to be monitored.
"All students were later deemed fit to return to school.
"We store chemicals securely, in accordance with CLEAPPS guidelines, controlled by our science department staff.
"All reasonable and proportionate steps were taken to safeguard our students."
Some parents have taken to social media to express their concern over the way the school has handled the incident.
Cheshire Constabulary told Cheshire Live that they were not involved in the incident.