By Erika Hernandez
A 12-year-old student died this Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency inside the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community College school.located in the city of Yonkers, New York state, local educational authorities reported.
According to the Yonkers School District, the sixth grader became unconscious around 11:40 a.m. Emergency personnel went to the educational center and attempted to resuscitate him before transporting him to St. Joseph’s health center, where he was later declared dead, the Novel York Post reported.
The superintendent of Yonkers Public Schools, Anibal Soler Jr., expressed his condolences to the family and assured that the immediate priority is to provide support to students, teachers and workers affected by the tragedy.
“While police investigate the nature of this medical emergency, we remain focused on caring for his classmates, teachers and staff, who are in deep pain,” Soler said in a statement.
They investigate possible connection with TikTok challenge
Police authorities are investigating the exact circumstances of the death. According to local media Files 12, One of the hypotheses under analysis is whether the incident could be related to the so-called “One Chunk Project”, a viral challenge spread on TikTok.
According to that version, the student would have been consuming a donut when the choking occurred. However, until now the authorities They have not officially confirmed any relationship between the death and the alleged challenge on social networks.
The mayor of Yonkers, Mike Spano, mourned the death of the minor and expressed his solidarity with the educational community.
“The loss of a child is any parent’s worst nightmare. Our entire community is grieving along with the student’s family, classmates, teachers and loved ones,” he said.
The investigation remains open as authorities seek to determine precisely what caused the medical emergency that ended the student’s life.
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