PEA RIDGE, Ark. -- Several high school students in Pea Ridge were serving suspensions Tuesday after shocking some of their peers with a homemade stun gun, reported KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City.

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Administrators at Pea Ridge High School said the incidents happened Friday during an awards assembly. School officials said the device was made out of a disposable camera and electrical wires.

According to administrators, a student found directions for a homemade stun gun on the Internet, then brought the device to school.

During the assembly, officials said, a 16-year-old student and four others started using the stun gun to shock others.

At least three students were attacked. Officials said the students were unaware they were about to be shocked.

No injuries were reported and no medical attention was required. Most students complained of a temporary stinging sensation, administrators said.

Pea Ridge Superintendent Mike Van Dyke said he and his staff took the incident seriously but did not consider the device a weapon. He said that unlike a knife or gun, a homemade stun gun wouldn't cause bodily injury.

"We treated this like an electronic device," Van Dyke. "We have rules for that and consequences ... fighting is the most severe thing that happens here."

Three students have been suspended for three days, and two others were given in-school suspension. Officials said those involved will not face any criminal charges.