Six students in Texas were reportedly hospitalised after suffering severe headaches from the odour and at least eight others were reported feeling ill, fire officials announced on Friday.
Caney Creek Fire & Rescue Squad said in a Facebook post that a Texas high school student confessed to the foul prank after fire officials and hazardous response teams spent three days investigating reports of ‘a smell of gas’ at Caney Creek High School in Texas.
New York Post confirmed that the odour was initially detected earlier this week on Wednesday, prompting a swift evacuation of all students.
The fire and rescue department checked the entire school building with gas detection equipment, however, were unable to locate any signs of leaks or fire.
Students were then asked to return to class the following day despite the smell.
But that day, six students were reportedly hospitalised after suffering severe headaches from the odour and at least eight others were reported feeling ill, Caney Creek Fire Chief Raymond Flannelly told KHOU-11.
The school was forced to shut down classes for the remainder of the week even though fire officials confirmed the safety of the air quality in the building.
On Friday, one student finally confessed to using a fart spray, a gag toy that ‘creates smell like real poo and fake vomit’.
The school administration believes that the student was not acting alone.
According to People, Caney Creek High School Principal Jeff Stichler has promised parents the school district is working with the District Attorney’s Office and ‘will address it to the fullest extent of the Student Code of Conduct and the laws of the State of Texas’.
