Elementary School Student Attempted Suicide At Jersey City School

JERSEY CITY, NJ — An elementary school student attempted suicide at school Tuesday afternoon, an official confirmed to Patch.

The student, a 13-year-old girl, "attempted to harm herself" in the girl's bathroom at Beloved Charter School around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, city press secretary Kim Wallace-Scalcione told Patch. School officials called Jersey City police, and the girl was taken by ambulance to Jersey City Medical Center.

She was conscious and talking when the ambulance arrived, Wallace-Scalcione said.

Beloved Charter School served students in kindergarten through seventh grade. It was unclear what grade the girl was in.

Officials for the school did not immediately return Patch's request for comment.

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