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Prospect Heights 6th grader dies by suicide

Prospect Heights 6th grader dies by suicide

PHMS Principal Renee Bourke alerted parents and guardians on Sunday

Hilary Holladay
Mar 12, 2025
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Word has reached Byrd Street that a student at Prospect Heights Middle School died by suicide Friday after school.

According to a letter that Principal Renee Bourke sent to PHMS parents and guardians on Sunday, sixth grader James Keating “unexpectedly passed away” on Friday, March 7. Although her message did not mention his cause of death, people in the…

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