HOUSTON – The Houston Independent School District has provided a crisis response team to the Marshall Middle School community after a student suffered from a medical emergency on campus Wednesday.
The student died on Thursday, according to the district.
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In an email sent to parents and guardians of students, the incident was witnessed by many middle school students and staff members who provided immediate assistance.
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EMS responded to Marshall Middle School and the student was taken to a nearby hospital. School officials said the student’s parents were also notified and responded to the campus.
According to a KPRC 2 source, the student suffered from a seizure, and an officer on campus performed CPR.
Houston ISD released the following statement with the new information:
“We are devastated by the loss of a student of Marshall Middle School. Our deepest sympathy and condolences go out to the parents and family.
We are thankful for the quick thinking and actions of our school employees, school nurse, and police officers, as well as the swift response from multiple EMS and Houston fire department teams that responded to our 911 call.
We stand alongside the Marshall Middle School community. We have deployed resources and counseling to support all those impacted. We are continuing to gather information about this medical emergency and tragic loss. At this time, we are unable to provide further information out of respect for the family and their privacy.”
The HISD Crisis Response team will be onsite at the campus to support staff and students this week.