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- - Yesterday lunchtime, a Year 7 boy at Shoebury High School became unwell and tragically passed away.
- - The boy has not yet been named.
- - An air ambulance, several ambulances and police attended the school.
- - The school is open today, with specialist support available to pupils.
- - Police were quick to squash social media rumours a weapon had been involved
- - An email sent to councillors, seen by the echo, suggests the boy suffered a heart attack
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