Category: News Author : JR Posted: February 18, 2009
Tags : dalton, dalton school, dalton school death, dalton school new york, dalton school suicide, dalton suicide, the dalton school
Investigators are trying to figure out how a 17-year-old student fell from the window of New York City’s Dalton School Wednesday morning. The boy died after hitting the ground below, news agencies report.
Dalton School Death Investigation
Police say the teen fell from a window on the Dalton School’s 11th floor. The boy’s body reportedly landed on a sidewalk, right in front of an area where children were playing. No other injuries have been reported.
The boy has not been identified, though he is believed to have been a student at the Dalton School. Officers suspect he may have gone into an empty dance studio, opened the window, and willingly jumped, the New York Daily News reports. Officially, however, the death has not been ruled as a suicide or as accidental thus far.
About the Dalton School
The Dalton School, widely considered one of Manhattan’s most prestigious institutions, was founded in 1919. It has about 1300 students. The Dalton School is located in New York’s Upper East Side on East 89th Street, between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue. Chevy Chase, Anderson Cooper, and Claire Danes are among the celebrities who attended the school.
Feb 18, 2009
it isn;t an academy, moron. Do your research.
Feb 18, 2009
It was raining at the time the boy fell to his death. There were no children playing outside.
Feb 18, 2009
I have friends who currently attend The Dalton School, and their parents said that the whole school is on lockdown. They do not know when the students will be released. Also, the school clears off the street sometimes so the kids can play flag football, and when the death occurred it was the 4th grades that witnessed it.
Feb 18, 2009
The article says that the boy's body landed on the sidewalk below. But I'm pretty sure that the boy himself landed there, not just his body.
Feb 18, 2009
Molly – i currently attend the dalton school. the school is not on lockdown, we were allowed to go home at around 2:00.
Feb 18, 2009
thats not true.
children were playing.
Feb 18, 2009
suicide then? its not going to be looked in to!?
Feb 19, 2009
i wreslted him and he seemed like an atural person but idk its weird….damn hes dead
Feb 19, 2009
@WRESTLA: What is a natural person?
Feb 19, 2009
Epic win.