A paraprofessional and student at the Global Communications Academy in Hartford are being questioned after a teacher said a batch of brownies smelled a little odd on Wednesday.
Police said the incident happened during school hours and they suspect either the student or paraprofessional involved sold brownies possibly infused with marijuana.
Several students between the age of 13 and 16 got hold of the brownies before a teacher stepped in.
"In total, 17 students were believed to be potentially exposed and were reviewed or examined by the school nurse as well as the [paramedic]," Hartford Deputy Chief Brian Foley said.
None of those students needed to go to the hospital.
Police are still trying to determine where the brownies came from and how so many people were affected.
"We believe that some were sold within the school, specifically for nefarious reasons," Foley said. "It wasn’t [for] a bake sale or anything like that."
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Hartford police said it will make any necessary arrests after it receives the brownies test results.
NBC Connecticut also reached out to school and CREC officials for comment.
