25 elementary students sick after visiting bowling alley in Surprise

Over two dozen Peoria elementary students fell ill Thursday, with some vomiting at school, after a school field trip lunch at a bowling alley.

A number of Zuni Hills Elementary School sixth-graders vomited after returning to campus from a field trip to Uptown Alley, a bowling alley in Surprise, where the children had lunch, according to Peoria Unified School District spokesperson Danielle Airey.

A total of 25 students reported being sick, and 911 was called to help manage the situation, Airey explained.

"At this time, it’s not clear what may have caused the vomiting," Airey said in a statement, adding "(medical) professionals who assessed the students surmised that it is food poisoning."

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Multiple fire trucks and medical personnel responded and cleared students on site before the school's regular dismissal, according to Airey. All the families of the students who felt ill were contacted, Airey said.

One student was taken to a hospital at the parent’s behest, Airey said. No students were in critical condition, the spokesperson added.

A manager at Uptown Alley on Thursday evening said the business was cooperating with the school and authorities.