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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

CDC to conduct analysis of four student deaths at Polytech High

The federal Centers for Disease Control & Prevention will conduct an analysis of the deaths of four Polytech High School students since the New Year began, a state health official said Friday.
The CDC is coming to the Diamond State to help investigate whether there is any connection between the four deaths, Delaware Department of Health & Social Services spokeswoman Jill Fredel said.
This federal agency monitors health, detects and investigates health problems and conducts research to enhance prevention, among other things, according to www.cdc.gov.
In addition, the state of Delaware is bringing in an expert from the University of Pennsylvania to address the post traumatic stress that Polytech faculty members are experiencing in the wake of four student deaths, Fredel said.
Delaware State Police this week began investigating the death of a 16-year-old Dover girl, state police Sgt. Paul Shavack said Thursday. The girl was a Polytech student.
The Polytech community also has lost two young men in mid February and a 16-year-old girl in January. State police have investigated these three previous deaths as apparent suicides.
“We have state, district and school counselors providing services to staff and students in need,” Polytech School District Superintendent Dr. Deborah Zych said in a statement that was on Polytech’s website. “The entire Polytech family shares in the grief in the loss of students.”
Several counselors from the state have been assisting staff at Polytech High, she said.
That includes staff from the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Fredel said.
“Dr. Zych has asked for help from the state and we’re going to provide it,” Fredel said. “The state is working across departments to help Polytech. There’s something going on

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Just a correction. The girl who committed suicide in January was not 16. Her name was Tegan and she was a senior. She was 18

Delmar Daily said...

10:39 PM thank you for the correction, if thier is anything you would like to ad or correct, feel free to comment or email me at delmardaily@gmail.com