The Walton Central School District announced Tuesday a 12th-grade student has died after a medical emergency in the hallway of the high school. According to the district school staff immediately called 911 and paramedics took the student to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. The cause of death and the student’s identification have not been disclosed. Grief counselors are at the school to assist students and a letter was sent home to parents explaining what happened.

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