Schools

Area Student Dies From Bacterial Meningitis

The New Hanover Elementary School student has not been identified.

 

A student from New Hanover Elementary School has died from Bacterial Meningitis, according to ABCLocal.

Staff of the school, located in the Boyertown School District, said the child developed the meningitis while battling Pneumonia.

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The Boyertown acting Superintendent Robert L. Scoboria issued a statement to school district parents on Friday, sending his condolences to the child’s family and friends, according to the Reading Eagle.

The letter stated that the health department believes the situation did not post a danger to students in the school, as the type of bacteria is not spread by casual contact.

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