Two injured during pepper spray release at MoVal charter school
Two youths were injured today when a fellow student inadvertently fired pepper spray at a Moreno Valley charter school.
Riverside County sheriff's deputies were called to The Journey School at 25560 Alessandro Blvd. at about 1 p.m. to investigate reports of "a juvenile accidentally releasing pepper spray in a classroom,'' according to agency spokeswoman Sgt. Wenndy Brito Gonzalez.
Paramedics were summoned to the K-6 campus soon afterward to render medical aid.
"Paramedics medically cleared all those who were exposed to the pepper spray,'' Gonzalez said. ``Two juveniles were transported to the hospital for further evaluation."
There was no word regarding why the unidentified student brought the self-defense repellant to the campus, or whether he or she would face repercussions.
The Journey School is part of the Inland Empire-based Real Journey Academies charter school network founded in 2008.
