The Miami-Dade School Board confirmed Thursday the death of a student who was found unresponsive at Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the school located on Northwest 147th Street and 5th Avenue just after 2 p.m.
The unresponsive 12-year-old boy was rushed to Jackson North Hospital where he later died.
Trained personal on campus used two defibrillators in an attempt to revive the student, officials said.
The cause of death is unknown. School officials have not identified the student.
The school board released a statement regarding the 12-year-old'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.“
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The school's assistant principal has requested a crisis team to campus to assist students and staff affected by the sudden death.
