Cleaning solution suspected of sickening children on Duval County school bus

A Duval County bus driver and seven students were taken to the hospital after a reported suspicious odor on the bus Tuesday.

The Duval County School District said the bus was transporting 16 students from Grasp Academy and Fort Carolina Middle School when the odor was detected.

The driver pulled over in the Hogan’s Creek area and contacted dispatch.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue transported seven children and the driver to the hospital as a precaution, but all were said to be in good condition.

JFRD suspected carbon monoxide, but when they tested the bus they found nothing abnormal at the scene.

DCPS said officials believe a general cleaning product used to wipe down bus seats may have caused the children to feel ill.

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