Several high school students in Fort Lauderdale were taken to a local hospital after officials say they ingested edible marijuana known as "gummies" on Wednesday, according to officials.

According to Broward County Public Schools, the incident happened at Stranahan High School , where several students were involved. The district said five were transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution, though Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue reported that only four students were taken for treatment.

Officials said the call came in just after 9 a.m., after the students told responders they had eaten the edibles and began to feel ill.

Students react to incident at school

"I just heard some kids took gummy drugs. I feel like that's very irresponsible. I'm at school. When you'r

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