Superintendent Dade Issues Statement After Rochester Edison Career & Tech HS Student Collapses Dies ‘During PE’

ROCHESTER, NY. (THECOUNT) — Superintendent Terry Dade has released a statement Tuesday afternoon following a Edison Career and Technology High School student’s sudden death.

The student, who was not immediately identified, died after collapsing for unknown reasons at Edison Career and Technology High School on Tuesday.

Rochester City School District officials said the student, who was a boy, collapsed during a physical education class.

Staff members ran in to help him immediately and called medical personnel.

The student was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Parents were notified via robocall about the incident.

School officials did not have any information about the exact cause of the student’s death.

It is with a heavy heart that I must tell you of the passing of a member of our school family. A student at Edison Tech High School has passed away. He was attending a physical education class today where he collapsed for unknown reasons. He was then taken to the hospital where he tragically passed away. The District’s crisis team has responded to the school, and will be helping to support students and staff as they process their grief. This support will continue as long as necessary. I ask that you keep this student’s family in your thoughts and prayers. There is no greater tragedy than the loss of a child, and I know that our entire community joins me in expressing condolences, reports WHAM.

The school is located at, 655 Colfax St in Rochester, NY.

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