A 6-year-old student at Riviera Elementary School died Wednesday after a large video display board fell onto the child during the school day. The incident happened shortly before noon at the Palm Bay campus, and the student was rushed to a nearby hospital, where they later died.
According to fox35orlando.com, the large video display board fell onto the student, and the child was then taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center, where they died. Emergency responders were called to the campus at approximately 11:36 a.m., and staff members called 911 and immediately began lifesaving measures, per wftv.com.
What Officials Have — and Haven't — Said
Officials have not shared the circumstances of how the video display board fell or how the child was hurt, the same fox35orlando.com report notes. The station's account does not identify the student or offer further biographical details.
Officials said they would not release additional information about the student out of respect for the family's privacy, according to the earlier-cited report. A school district spokesperson said the district is devastated by the loss and expressed condolences to the student's family, loved ones, classmates and school community, as reported by WKMG.
Counseling Offered as Community Mourns
Brevard Public Schools has made additional support and counseling services available following the student's death, WKMG reports. The district did not say how the video display board fell or how it came to injure the child, leaving key questions about the incident unanswered for now.
This remains a developing story, and Hoodline will update this article as officials release more information.
