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| All Newport substance pupils discharged from hospital | All Newport substance pupils discharged from hospital |
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| All nine pupils taken ill after reportedly taking an unknown substance have been discharged from hospital. | All nine pupils taken ill after reportedly taking an unknown substance have been discharged from hospital. |
| The students began "feeling unwell" at Llanwern High School, in Newport, at about 11.40 BST on Thursday. | The students began "feeling unwell" at Llanwern High School, in Newport, at about 11.40 BST on Thursday. |
| One 14-year-old girl, five girls aged 13, two girls aged 12 and an 11-year-old boy were taken to the city's Royal Gwent Hospital. | One 14-year-old girl, five girls aged 13, two girls aged 12 and an 11-year-old boy were taken to the city's Royal Gwent Hospital. |
| Inquiries are under way to determine what the substance was. | |
| Police said not all the pupils required hospital treatment but were taken as a precaution. | Police said not all the pupils required hospital treatment but were taken as a precaution. |
| Eight were discharged on Thursday, while the final pupil was allowed home on Friday. | Eight were discharged on Thursday, while the final pupil was allowed home on Friday. |
| Gwent Police said inquiries were ongoing to find out the exact circumstances of what happened and where the substance was obtained. | Gwent Police said inquiries were ongoing to find out the exact circumstances of what happened and where the substance was obtained. |
| The Welsh Ambulance Service sent three rapid response cars, three emergency ambulances and an urgent care service vehicle to the school. | The Welsh Ambulance Service sent three rapid response cars, three emergency ambulances and an urgent care service vehicle to the school. |
| A council spokesman said on Thursday: "Our immediate priority is the well-being of the pupils affected. | A council spokesman said on Thursday: "Our immediate priority is the well-being of the pupils affected. |
| "The school will be carrying out an investigation and will be working with the police into how this incident happened." | "The school will be carrying out an investigation and will be working with the police into how this incident happened." |