Family Sues Oregon School District Over Pretzels Coated With Oven Cleaner
A family has filed a lawsuit against an Oregon school district after more than 50 middle school students at Fowler Middle School were served pretzels coated with oven cleaner, which staff reportedly mistook for salt.
Champaign Urbana & Springfield Decatur, IL, October 25, 2026 —
A family has filed a lawsuit against an Oregon school district after more than 50 students at Fowler Middle School were served pretzels coated with oven cleaner, according to the available account. Staff reportedly mistook the substance for salt.
The account identifies Fowler as a middle school in Oregon but does not name the school district or the family that filed the lawsuit. It also does not provide the date of the incident, the location of the school within the state, or details about the lawsuit’s claims or current status.
The reported number of students served the pretzels is more than 50. The account does not say whether any students became ill or required medical care, and it does not describe how the incident was discovered or what happened to the food afterward. No statements from the family, school district, school staff or other officials were provided.
The reported mistake involved oven cleaner being confused with salt, but the available information does not explain how the substance came to be on the pretzels or which staff members were involved. It also does not specify whether the district has responded to the lawsuit or whether any investigation or review has taken place.
Further details about the allegations, any injuries, the district’s response and the legal proceedings were not provided. The information available establishes that a family filed a lawsuit following the reported incident, but it does not describe the outcome or any subsequent action.
Story summarized from the original created by Ward Jolles, Gray News staff on www.wandtv.com, see more information here.
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