Student Remains Critical After Lockdown At Parsippany School

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – A student from Central Middle School remains in critical condition Friday after suffering a medical emergency in one of the building’s bathrooms Thursday, police said.

The student, who was unidentified by police, was in gym class Thursday morning and asked to use the bathroom, police said. A short time later, fellow students entered the bathroom and immediately called on the gym teacher, reporting something was wrong with the victim, who was found unresponsive.

Faculty members began CPR immediately and continued until police and EMS arrived on scene, who continued medical treatment and took the victim to Morristown Medical Center via ambulance and police escort.

As a result, the school was placed on a “soft” lockdown to make hallways and entrances unobstructed to first responders.

Counseling for faculty and students was made available Thursday for anyone who witnessed the incident, police said.

Parsippany police told Patch Friday the student remained in critical condition and no more information would be released by authorities.