Ouija boards are believed to be a way for the living to communicate with the dead. But these young girls were communicated with signs of fainting and anxiety instead.
28 Girls Hospitalized With ‘Anxiety’ After Playing With Ouija Board
Nearly 30 schoolgirls have been hospitalized with anxiety attacks after allegedly playing with Ouija boards at their school in Colombia.

“There were 28 possible cases of anxiety in school students,” said Hugo Torres, head of the Galeras Educational Institution in Galeras, where the incident took place, per Jam Press.
As per the outlet, alarm bells went off when the girls allegedly showed signs of fainting, anxiousness, and other symptoms at school.
They were hospitalized accompanied by parents and teachers.
Details on the students' diagnoses have yet to be disclosed, however many parents blame the in-school use of Ouija boards, a Jumanji-esque pursuit that uses a sliding pointer to send out messages in a mysterious way.

A fixture in occult lore since their creation in the US in 1886, Ouija boards are said to be able to communicate with the dead.
Many parents have expressed their concerns about the usage of Ouija boards in class.
“I work here in a hospital kiosk and every day I see three or four children arrive after fainting,” said one mother.
“Parents, you have to move, investigate what’s happening at school, because our children cannot continue in this situation. Our children always have a good breakfast and it cannot be said that what’s happening is due to lack of food,” the mother added.

However, Mr. Torres has since accused community members of stoking hysteria by spreading unfounded rumours.
“Given the reported cases, a series of comments were unleashed on the community that, rather than helping to resolve the situation, led to confusion and an adverse environment for our work,” he said.
“The school is waiting for the medical diagnoses to provide further reliable information,” explained Torres, who implored the community to avoid making “early judgments and diagnoses of their own” in the interim.

While authorities have not officially acknowledged whether a police investigation is ongoing, it is unclear when the school intends to inform the public of the students' condition.
This is not the first time young children had to be hospitalized for playing the Ouija board.
Last year in November, five teenagers were reportedly admitted to a hospital after they played with the Ouija board.
Teachers at the Agricultural Technical Institute in Hato found at least 11 students aged between 13 to 17 passed out in the corridors of the complex.
All these teens were suffering from violent vomiting, abdominal pain, and muscle spasm.