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Mount Laurel Middle School Student Dies After Collapsing During Gym Class: Report

The death is not being deemed suspicious, but it remains under investigation.

A middle school student in the Mount Laurel School District collapsed and died while participating in routine activities during physical education class, the Burlington County Times reports.

School employees and police and EMTs performed CPR on the 14-year-old eighth grader, who was then transported to the hospital, where he died, according to the report.

The student's identity was not released. Further details on his death were not released, but officials said the cause is not suspicious, according to the report.

The death remains under investigation.


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