Students at Legacy Point Elementary School in Parker were grieving today over the death of a 2nd grade student, who died unexpectedly over the weekend after showing symptoms of viral meningitis.
Douglas County School District health department officials said school and district Crisis Team members responded to the school Monday and will be available to support students, staff and families.
Late Monday afternoon, the Tri-County Health Department determined that “all evidence shows the student had symptoms of viral meningitis.”
Health officials say viral meningitis is a rarely fatal illness in people with normal immune systems.
The illness is caused by an inflammation of the tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord. Most infected people will either have no symptoms or develop only a “cold-like” illness.
