Wilton High School Student Dies Suddenly: Superintendent

WILTON, CT — A Wilton Public Schools student died "suddenly and unexpectedly," the superintendent announced Monday night.

In his letter to parents, Dr. Kevin Smith did not identify the student, but George DiRocco, a junior, was named in a tweet by the Wilton High School football team early Tuesday afternoon.

Support centers have been set up within the high school and outdoors on the north side of the field house, and online for students via Zoom. Counselors, social workers and psychologists will be accessible to students and families, according to the letter.

"As a school community, we feel deeply the incomprehensible loss of a person so young and so filled with promise," Smith wrote. "There are no words to fully express our grief or fully comprehend this tragedy."

Additional information and resources will be posted to the district website.

Lt. Gregg Phillipson of the Wilton Police Department said the death was currently an open investigation, and that the WPD is working with the state's chief medical examiner.