Students evaluated after pepper spray used on Baltimore County school bus for second time in a week

Multiple students were evaluated after pepper spray was discharged on a Baltimore County school bus for the second time in a week, according to fire officials.

The incident happened around 4:05 p.m. on Wednesday in the 8300 block of Pleasant Plains Road in Towson.

Fire officials said 11 students were evaluated for inhalation. 

According to Pleasant Plains Elementary School Principal Dr. Joyce Albert, a student found the pepper spray attached to a set of keys that were left on the bus by a middle school student on a previous route. 

After the student used the pepper spray, the bus driver immediately notified first responders and BCPS Department of Transportation officials. 

The incident is under investigation by the Department of School Safety, as pepper spray is among the items prohibited under BCPS' policies. 

Previous pepper spray incident

On March 11, 14 Baltimore County students were taken to the hospital for evaluation after a pepper spray incident on a school bus in the 6000 block of Ebenezer Road in White Marsh.

Police said the incident didn't appear to be malicious or intentional.

Vincent Farm Elementary School Principal Jamie Basignani said in a letter to parents that the student would face disciplinary action. 

Police said there were about 30 students on the bus.

Baltimore County Schools' policies and student behavior code prohibit the possession of mace, tear gas devices or pepper spray products, according to Basignani.