POLICE are continuing to probe an incident which saw nine Llanwern High students rushed to hospital after reportedly taking an unknown substance.

Eight girls and a one boy aged between 11 and 14 were taken to Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport on June 18 after reportedly feeling unwell.

A Llanwern student said how he saw someone on a stretcher who had reportedly collapsed and , adding there were had been reports the emergency was had been triggered by “legal highs”.

All but one of the Newport pupils were released later that day.

A 14-year-old girl was kept overnight for observation and left hospital on Friday [June 19].

Llanwern High pledged to carry out an investigation with police, but the school declined to comment further this week.

Gwent Police confirmed on Monday that enquiries into the incident were ongoing.

The secondary school in Hartridge Farm Road, Newport, referred us to Torfaen council for a comment.

A council spokeswoman said yesterday [June 24]: “Information relating to the children is confidential and the school is dealing with the matter internally.”

“There will be no further comment on this issue.”

Last week, Gwent Police told how most pupils were taken to hospital as a precaution.

A police spokesman said at the time enquiries were continuing to establish the exact circumstances of what had happened, what the substance involved was, and where it was obtained.

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokeswoman said they were called at 11.37am on June 18 to reports that several Llanwern High School students at in Newport had “become unwell”.

A 14-year-old girl, five 13-year-old girls, two 12-year-old girls and a 11-year-old boy were taken to Royal Gwent Hospital.

A spokeswoman said that they sent three rapid response cars, three and emergency ambulances and an urgent care service vehicle, and that nine children were taken to the hospital.