STOUGHTON (WKOW) -- A chemistry teacher is home recovering after burning her hand during a science experiment at Stoughton High School.
Stoughton Area School District Superintendent Tim Onsager says the teacher was conducting a routine experiment to show how chemical reactions happen when a "flash" happened Monday morning.
Onsager says the teacher burned her right palm. She was treated and released from University Hospital.
Some students were showing signs of smoke inhalation and were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. Eventually the entire classroom of about 25 students was checked out at the hospital as a precaution. They have since been released to their parents.
The superintendent says there was no evacuation, and the smoke alarms didn't even go off.
Workers are cleaning the classroom. There was no damage.
Stoughton High School sent the following release to parents on Monday:
"At
approximately 9 a.m. today, while conducting a chemistry experiment, a
Stoughton High School chemistry teacher, was injured when the chemistry
demonstration did not go as expected. EMS were called and provided
appropriate medical assistance resulting in the teacher being taken to
the hospital. All students in that chemistry classroom were evacuated
and medically evaluated. The parents of those chemistry students have
been notified. The chemistry classroom involved will not be used until
the room can be properly cleaned and air quality in the room can be
deemed safe. The remainder of the classes at Stoughton High School are
continuing as scheduled. "
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STOUGHTON (WKOW) -- Officials say a teacher and four students at Stoughton High School were taken to the hospital after an incident in the classroom Monday morning.
Dane County Communications says the incident happened shortly after 9:00 a.m. Monday.
Officials say four students were taken to Stoughton Hospital for their injuries. The 45-year-old teacher was transported to UW Hospital for her injuries.
Officials have not released the specific conditions for the five victims.
Stoughton High School sent the following release to parents:
"At approximately 9 a.m. today, while conducting a chemistry experiment, a Stoughton High School chemistry teacher, was injured when the chemistry demonstration did not go as expected. EMS were called and provided appropriate medical assistance resulting in the teacher being taken to the hospital. All students in that chemistry classroom were evacuated and medically evaluated. The parents of those chemistry students have been notified. The chemistry classroom involved will not be used until the room can be properly cleaned and air quality in the room can be deemed safe. The remainder of the classes at Stoughton High School are continuing as scheduled. "
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STOUGHTON (WKOW) -- A teacher and two students are injured during class Monday morning.
Dane County Communications says the incident happened shortly after 9:00 a.m. at Stoughton High School.
Officials say a 45-year-old teacher was heating powdered sugar when she suffered burns. Two students were transported to Stoughton Hospital with respiratory issues. The teacher was still waiting to be transferred to the hospital around 10:00 a.m.
