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Elida Community Mourns Loss of Student

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The Elida community is mourning the loss the of Elida Middle School student Nathanial Burgess, who recently completed his sixth-grade year.

In a statement, the school district expressed its condolences and asked the community to keep Nathanial’s family, friends and loved ones in their prayers during this difficult time.

School officials said information regarding crisis counseling services and funeral arrangements will be shared when it becomes available.

School officials stated if anyone needs to speak to someone prior to that information being released, to please reach out to middle school social worker, Mrs. Payne at ppayne@elida.k12.oh.us, high school social worker, Mrs. McAdams at smcadams@elida.k12.oh.us, or elementary social worker, Miss Morton at mmorton@elida.k12.oh.us.

For more information or updates, please visit Elida Local Schools on Facebook.

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