Elementary students hospitalized for cocaine use

Students at a Northwest Washington elementary school were hospitalized after ingesting cocaine Thursday, authorities said, and one child was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Several students at Thomson Elementary became ill around noon after ingesting a powdery substance that turned out to be cocaine. The students, some in tears, were whisked to an area hospital, but none of the symptoms appeared to be serious, D.C. fire department spokesman Pete Piringer said.

D.C. Council member Jack Evans, whose district includes the school at 1200 L St., said the District should conduct a full investigation into how the drugs got into the students’ hands.