5 students fall ill after eating unknown substance

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EL CAMPO, Texas (AP) — A school official says five students at a middle school southwest of Houston were airlifted to a hospital when they became ill after ingesting an unknown substance.

El Campo Superintendent Mark Pool says the students ingested the substance Wednesday prior to the start of classes at El Campo Middle School, about 70 miles from Houston. He says two students are suspected of bringing the pills to school and at least one of them is among the five treated at a Houston hospital.

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