MIAMI – An investigation is underway at Thomas Jefferson Middle School after a student was found unresponsive on campus and later died.
School administrators, including an on-site nurse, unsuccessfully administered CPR to the child.
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Miami-Dade Public Schools issued the followed statement about the child’s death: "It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of one of our students today. We offer his grieving family our deepest sympathies. Our priority is, and will continue to be, the safety and wellbeing of our students. As such, all Miami-Dade County Public Schools have trained personnel and resources to assist in cases involving medical emergencies. Preliminary information indicates that school staff, including an on-site contracted nurse, equipped with two defibrillators responded to the student and began administering CPR. Once fire rescue personnel arrived, they assumed care of the child. Additional details are not available as this sad incident is under investigation. Our entire school community extends its thoughts and prayers to all who knew and cared for this child."