Student Urinates in School Ice Machine

A Nicholas County High School student was suspended after he was accused of urinating in an ice machine that at least 31 people got ice from before the incident was reported.

Chief of police for Nicholas County Schools, Ben Buckler, said another student dared the boy, who told officials he relieved himself in the ice machine in the gym lobby just before physical education class.

School officials say charges will be filed, although they were still trying to decide what to charge him with. He was immediately suspended for 10 days, pending an expulsion hearing.

Other students saw the incident, but it wasn't reported to the Principal until the next morning. By the time the machine was taken out of service, many students and staff had taken ice from the machine.

The Department of Public Health said "said it was gross and morally wrong but not a health risk". Health officials said urine is sterile because the body has its own filtering system. If any bacteria did make it through, the ice's temperature would have killed it.

But some students, parents and staff remained worried and the board is picking up doctor bills "to ease the minds" of those who were exposed and want to be checked out anyway.

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