RIYADH, 2 June 2004 — For the second time this week, girls from an elementary school were taken to hospital with food poisoning. Prince Salman Hospital received several cases from public school No. 309, reported Al-Madinah. On Monday, 20 students were given medical treatment after suffering severe stomach pains.
The cause of the poisoning is believed to be expired food sold at the school cafeteria as well as school neglect on the issue, the daily reported. The school driver attended the poisoned students despite being warned by the school’s principal, who said he was not their legal chaperon.
Parents have submitted complaints and are demanding an investigation. One parent said that this was the second time he had taken his daughter to hospital due to food poisoning.
According to a medical source at the hospital, three students underwent tests and their results will be submitted along with a detailed report to the authorities.
