Several students were evaluated by paramedics Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, after what Miramar police are calling a ‘pepper spray incident’ at Glades Middle School.
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Miramar police are investigating what the department is calling a “pepper spray incident” early Wednesday afternoon at Glades Middle School.
Officers and paramedics were called to the school at Southwest 48th Court around noon and found several students experiencing minor coughing, said Janice McIntosh, a Miramar police spokeswoman. Paramedics evaluated the students “as a precaution,” but no one required hospitalization, McIntosh said.
Police did not release other details, but said there is “no ongoing threat to the school” and that the incident is under investigation.
This report will be updated as more information becomes available.
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David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware.