16 Sick, Barfing Students Sent Home From South Brooklyn School for 2nd Straight Day

BOROUGH PARK, BROOKLYN — More than a dozen students were sent home from P.S. 160 in Borough Park for two days in a row after falling ill with an unknown sickness, according to city officials.

Sixteen students were sent home from Williams T. Sampson Elementary School after becoming sick to their stomach Wednesday, an NYPD spokesperson said. Some of the kids were vomiting, police said.

One student was taken to nearby Maimonides Medical Center with nausea, according to the FDNY.

The day before, on Tuesday. Nov. 1, a dozen kids were sent home from the same school for similar problems, according to Brooklyn News 12.

The cause of the mystery illness is unknown.

City paramedics responded to the school both days, according to protocol. However, most of the students were transported home by their parents, according to the NYC Department of Education (DOE).

The DOE said it was investigating the incident along with the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. A spokesperson for the DOE said the kids' symptoms were consistent with a stomach flu, and that the school will be thoroughly disinfected as a precaution.

The FDNY said a hazmat unit on scene did not detect any abnormal readings.

Pictured: P.S. 160. Image via Google Maps