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Long Island High School Student Dies, District Says

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A Long Island high school is mourning the apparent sudden death of one of its students, telling parents in an email late Wednesday that the tragedy “has affected us deeply.”

The name and age of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School student weren’t immediately released, nor were details on the circumstances of the death shared.

News 12 Long Island reported the student collapsed during a basketball tryout.

In the note to families, Copiague School District Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Bannon expressed “our condolences to the family and friends of this student and pledge to provide the support and counseling necessary to help them through this difficult time.”

A team of counselors, psychologists and social workers have been temporarily reassigned to the high school to advist and assist in the grieving process. Additional support staff will be in the building as needed, Bannon wrote.

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Source: NBC New York

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