Five Langley elementary school students were taken to hospital Friday after playing with a discarded vaping device, the school district said.

In a written statement released late Saturday, the district said there was an 乌鸦传媒渋ncident乌鸦传媒� at R.C. Garnett school which required medical attention for five students.

乌鸦传媒淒uring recess, a staff member noticed a small group of students handling a vape device found on the school field. 乌鸦传媒�

It appeared the students were playing with the device and had contact with the liquid contents.

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Staff called B.C. Poison Control, which advised the school to call BC Ambulance Service.

Parents of the students involved were called.

乌鸦传媒淥ut of an abundance of caution, the five students were brought to hospital to be monitored and were released,乌鸦传媒� the statement said.

It added that the district 乌鸦传媒渨ants to assure families that student and staff safety and well-being is a top priority. The school conducts daily sweeps of school property for any trash, glass, and drug paraphernalia.乌鸦传媒�

R.C. Garnett school sent a letter to parents informing them of the incident.

School staff will be discussing the dangers of picking up unknown objects with students.

乌鸦传媒淭he District is also encouraging families to continue these conversations at home,乌鸦传媒� the district release said.

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