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Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by x finity the future of awesome. Right now on fox 29, a local first grader brings what cops say is heroin to school. The entire class ended up in the hospital. Why the childs mother may be in serious trouble tonight. And attacked in the ocean. A delaware teenager explains how he fought off a shark that bit his arm and wouldnt let go. Plus, flash flooding stalls the evening commute. Tonight were tracking fog that could slow you down in the morning. But we begin with developing story. Police are working hard right now to find out how a local first grader got her hands on what Police Believe is heroin. Good evening, im dawn timmeney. Im iain page. Six year old took several bags of the Illegal School to her West Philadelphia elementary school. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live at southwest detective that is night. Chris . Reporter iain, first and for most then tire classroom of 20 first graders have been medically cleared tonight by doctors after their six y
Commodore John Barry Elementary School in west philadelphia, good morning. Reporter mother and her boyfriend air waiting arraignment, right now although their names have in the been released they are facing charge that he is include endangering welfare of the child, recklessly endangering another person and other offenses. In the meantime those first graders will return here to Barry Elementary School today, yesterday they were check out by doctors, all are expect to be okay and they are okay this morning despite their possible exposure to the drugs heroin. Escorted by the Fire Department with medics on board, 20, first graders on this school bus were taken to Childrens Hospital after a six yearold classmate brought 11 packets of heroin to Barry Elementary School. All of the parents are concerned. The child is seven years old. Reporter parents of the students rushed to the hospital dumbfounded by the fact that their children may have been exposed to the drug which can be deadly in smal
This is new this Morning Police think alcohol may have played a role in the crash on the 4,000 block of roosevelt boulevard, around 4 00 this morning. Police say a black suv hit a pickup truck and then one driver is being evaluated for possible dui, there are no reported injuries. And it is also a show and tell that no one expect when a first grader brings heroin to school. Overnight police filed charges against that little girls mother and her boyfriend. Eyewitness News Reporter jen bern stein joins us from Commodore John Barry Elementary School with more, good morning. Reporter good morning, erika and in a cash a we are told they are in custody and awaiting a rainment this morning. Their names have have in the been released. They are facing charges including endangering welfare of the child, recklessly endangering another person or other offenses, in the meantime these first graders will return here to Barry Elementary School this morning. The doctors checked them out yesterday all a