Durham Regional Police say a teen is facing charges after allegedly spraying another student with a “noxious substance” at a high school in Whitby.
Police said officers were called to Henry Street High School on Jan 12.
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“Two students we’re involved in a verbal altercation inside the high school, and one sprayed the other with a noxious substance,” police said.
“The substance was determined to be dog spray.”
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Investigators said the student who was sprayed suffered minor injuries.
The other student reportedly fled the area but was arrested.
A 16-year-old teen from Whitby has been charged with assault with a weapon and administering a noxious thing.
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