Associated Press - November 3, 2009 5:14 PM ET
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis public school officials are investigating after security guards sprayed tear gas to break up a fight at Sumner High School.
The incident happened around noon Tuesday in the school cafeteria. District spokesman Patrick Wallace said that from eight to 12 male students who were involved in the altercation were treated for exposure to the tear gas. Details of their injuries were not available.
Wallace said the security guards who broke up the fight told the students to disperse. But not everyone did. He said other students who were not involved in the fight but who didn't leave the area also may have suffered the effects of tear gas.
He said no arrests were made, but students may be punished.
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