Schoolchild dies eight days after suffering freak scissor accident while at school
Fifteen-year-old Jeffery Chandler died on Tuesday, eight days after an accidental scissor injury at University City High School in Missouri. The circumstances of the incident remain unclear, and police have ruled out foul play, according to the school district.
The injury happened on 5 October, prompting first responders to attend and the school to go into lockdown. The district says it conducted an internal investigation and has made grief counselling and mental health support available to pupils and staff; it has not shared further details.
- Jeffery Chandler, 15, died eight days after an accident at school.
- Police ruled out foul play, the district said.
- Counselling and mental health support are available.
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University City High School is a secondary school in Missouri, in the United States. Jeffery Chandler was a 15-year-old pupil there. Police have ruled out foul play, though the circumstances of the accident have not been made public.
The school district oversees the school and has said it carried out an internal investigation. The death has affected pupils and staff, and the district has made counselling and mental health support available to them.