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LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Education officials in Davidson County say a group of elementary school students was treated for heat-related illnesses after returning from a field trip to Carowinds in a bus that had no air conditioning.
Local media outlets report the school system said in a statement that students and parents from Churchland Elementary School became ill on Friday after making the 67-mile trip back from the amusement park on the North Carolina-South Carolina border.
The statement said six students were treated by emergency personnel at Churchland, while one adult and six students were treated at a Lexington hospital.
The National Weather Service reported Friday's high temperature in the Triad was 84 degrees.
The statement said administrators from Churchland and Davidson County Schools will investigate the incident and assess field trip procedures.
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