Two kindergartners die from 'eating rat poison'

Two children died from eating rat poison while attending school at a private kindergarten in Yunnan province, raising further concerns about the management of schools for children a week after four kindergartens were caught administering prescription drugs to students without the consent of parents.

At 3:20 pm on Wednesday, one student at Jiajia Kindergarten in Qiubei county was found on the ground unconscious as six other students began vomiting profusely.

Officials from the Shuanglongying township government drove the seven children to the Qiubei People's Hospital to receive treatment. Several ambulances then rushed 76 other students from the school to the hospital for examinations.