Hoover middle school teacher collapsed and died during class today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
My good friend collapsed from cardiac arrest while in med school, doing cardiology rounds... she survived because she was surrounded by cardiologists in the right hospital wing!

Take good care of yourselves and your students, PPs who were there. That must have been traumatizing. Hugs.

My mom worked at a hospital. One day a doctor on staff collapsed in cardiac arrest. Even in a hospital setting with doctors and equipment, they couldn't save him.

There are sometimes no reasons why. The Hoover staff did the best they could in a horrible situation.

[Anonymous]

I was in the class next to when it was happening. Very sad to see her go. Just 24 hours ago I was talking to her asking her questions about my short story project, and she died all of a sudden. Very unfortunate, miss her a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
My good friend collapsed from cardiac arrest while in med school, doing cardiology rounds... she survived because she was surrounded by cardiologists in the right hospital wing!

Take good care of yourselves and your students, PPs who were there. That must have been traumatizing. Hugs.

My mom worked at a hospital. One day a doctor on staff collapsed in cardiac arrest. Even in a hospital setting with doctors and equipment, they couldn't save him.

There are sometimes no reasons why. The Hoover staff did the best they could in a horrible situation.

My mom suffered a brain aneurysm in the middle of a lesson while teaching high school almost 30 years ago. Her students--all special ed emotionally disturbed "throwaway kids"--rushed to her aid, buzzed the office, used the phone in the special ed room to call 911, and pretty much saved her life. They visited her in the hospital daily while she was recovering and did chores around our house while she was on leave. I remember the boys mowing our grass. She made it back to work for the last week of school, I believe and for years afterward, we hosted a 4th of July party and they always came. It was sort of a celebration of her surviving, as well as a thank you for what they did, and what they went through together. She's still in touch with several of them.

[Anonymous]

I hope the staff and students can get the counseling they need to process what happened. It would be worthwhile to have a school assembly to process the loss. Parents also may need guidance on how to help their children deal with the loss. A meeting so parents can ask questions to grief counselors would be helpful along with a letter for parents with community resources for help who can't attend.

The entire climate of the school has been affected, the loss is real. There is a grieving process with stages when someone dies that is healthy to work through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
My good friend collapsed from cardiac arrest while in med school, doing cardiology rounds... she survived because she was surrounded by cardiologists in the right hospital wing!

Take good care of yourselves and your students, PPs who were there. That must have been traumatizing. Hugs.

My mom worked at a hospital. One day a doctor on staff collapsed in cardiac arrest. Even in a hospital setting with doctors and equipment, they couldn't save him.

There are sometimes no reasons why. The Hoover staff did the best they could in a horrible situation.

My mom suffered a brain aneurysm in the middle of a lesson while teaching high school almost 30 years ago. Her students--all special ed emotionally disturbed "throwaway kids"--rushed to her aid, buzzed the office, used the phone in the special ed room to call 911, and pretty much saved her life. They visited her in the hospital daily while she was recovering and did chores around our house while she was on leave. I remember the boys mowing our grass. She made it back to work for the last week of school, I believe and for years afterward, we hosted a 4th of July party and they always came. It was sort of a celebration of her surviving, as well as a thank you for what they did, and what they went through together. She's still in touch with several of them.

That's such a great story, thank you for sharing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are human. Remember that when you're trying to make their life a living hell over a grade that your child earned. What a tragedy.

Hear, hear. Please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is so horrible. I cannot imagine how traumatic this must be for her students and colleagues.

I was one of the students to see her. It was a terrible moment for all of us.

[Anonymous]

I’m so sorry for her family’s loss & Hoover’s loss. Teachers in MCPS please take care of yourself. I wonder if this was stress related? What is the teaching climate like at Hoover, in regards to the parents & administration?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m so sorry for her family’s loss & Hoover’s loss. Teachers in MCPS please take care of yourself. I wonder if this was stress related? What is the teaching climate like at Hoover, in regards to the parents & administration?

Wow. Just go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m so sorry for her family’s loss & Hoover’s loss. Teachers in MCPS please take care of yourself. I wonder if this was stress related? What is the teaching climate like at Hoover, in regards to the parents & administration?

Stress related?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m so sorry for her family’s loss & Hoover’s loss. Teachers in MCPS please take care of yourself. I wonder if this was stress related? What is the teaching climate like at Hoover, in regards to the parents & administration?

A twenty something woman would not typically DIE from stress. What is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Here is her obituary. She was actually only 24: https://www.collinsfuneralhome.com/perucci-deanna-michele

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is so horrible. I cannot imagine how traumatic this must be for her students and colleagues.

I was one of the students to see her. It was a terrible moment for all of us.

Oh I'm so sorry, that must have been pretty traumatic. I hope the school is providing you with support and counseling!

[Anonymous]

Rip. She seems like a wonderful soul. What a loss for her family and students.

[Anonymous]

My heart is with the young students posting here who were in her class.
I can not imagine the shock and fear. And for her students and the wider school community, sending up many heartfelt prayers for healing. She was so young and sounds like an amazing person. So very truly sorry.