Pepper Spraying at Middle School

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   Administrators of Lafayette-Winona Middle School in Norfolk,Va are investigating the school security guard's use of pepper spray during a food fight. It happend during a lunch period on Tuesday in the school's cafeteria. Elizabeth Mather public school spokesperson said that the offiver used pepper spray to break up the fight. Mather reported that 37 students complain of physical symptoms from the pepper. The students had been examined by the school's nurse and their parents were contacted. After the incident five parents had contacted the school.

One student Derrell Hairston 12-years old said "It was terrible in there". Hairston mother Tyheshia said "He stayed up all night coughing and gagging". Lafayette's school superintendent Dr. Richard Bentley said " I'd be upset absolutely I don't blame the parents for being upset I understand that". Accoding to school security officer policy, the security must give warning before the use of pepper spray and only when lesser forms of force don't work. Derrell Hairston also reported that the guards did not give warning they just started spraying. The school is still investigating all of the facts on what happened during lunch that day. http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/norfolk/school-security-guard-uses-pepper-spray