DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — What was supposed to be a reward field trip for Eugene Sires Elementary students quickly turned into what one parent called a “nightmare” after dozens of children became sick during a movie theater outing in Ladson.
Dorchester District Two says some first and second-grade students became ill Monday during a field trip to Cinemark Theater while watching “The Land Before Time.” By the end of the day, the district says 32 students had been seen by the school nurse.
The district says the Department of Health and poison control were both notified as investigators work to determine what caused the illnesses. One parent who chaperoned the trip, Sierra Denny, described a chaotic scene inside the theater as children started vomiting one after another…