Hopkinton Schools Coping with Death of Student

Services are on hand as students and staff deal with the Wednesday death of a Hopkinton Middle School student.

“We do have a crisis response team that gathers and they all deal with it collectively,” said Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent Jeannine Gilmore of the loss of the 13-year-old student. 

That student's identity has been confirmed by officials as Shayne Desroches of Hopkinton. Gilmore said that it has been confirmed that he was a student at Hopkinton Middle School.

A message was released to parents by Superintendent Cathy MacLeod this morning, said Gilmore. Any further communication to parents will be released through the eflyer system.

For now, the school is dealing with the loss with the staff that is on hand, said Gilmore. 

“At this point and time the schools are still dealing with staff and students,” she said.