Tragedy struck a school in Essex today as a year seven boy died following a ‘medical episode’.
Tragedy struck a school in Essex today as a year seven boy died following a ‘medical emergency’.
There were fears for the child as pupils were on their lunch break at Shoebury High School in Southend-on-Sea.An email sent to councillors suggested he could have suffered a heart attack, although this is unconfirmed, theThe school said children will be spoken to about their classmate’s death ‘first thing’ tomorrow. Specialist support has also been put in place for them.
‘At lunchtime there was a medical issue that involved one child; no other individuals were involved’, a spokesperson said. ‘The ambulance and air ambulance service supported the child and were assisted by the police who then remained onsite as part of their protocol and to support staff and students. ‘We can confirm he has sadly died and out of respect to the family, we will not be commenting further at this stage.’
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