{"id":213511,"date":"2026-03-10T19:17:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/213511\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:17:22","slug":"fresno-high-school-student-collapses-in-gym-class-and-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/213511\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno High School\u00a0student collapses in gym class and dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Classmates are in mourning and searching for answers after a Fresno High School student collapsed in gym glass and later died.<\/p>\n<p>The 14-year-old boy, identified as Daniel Padilla Jr., suffered a medical emergency in physical education class around lunchtime Monday, according to school district officials.<\/p>\n<p>School staffers summoned emergency responders, who transported the student to a local hospital. The teen died there  as doctors sought to save their life.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50588235;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38733351\" width=\"888\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mystery-fresno-high-school-student-123237712.png\" alt=\"A large, classical-style brick building with the words &quot;Fresno High School&quot; above the main entrance.\" class=\"wp-image-38733351\"  \/>A student that collapsed at Fresno High School died Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe student had a medical emergency at school and sadly died,\u201d said Vanessa Ramirez, crisis communication manager for the Fresno Unified School District. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just keep thinking about the student\u2019s mother,\u201d added Ramirez.<\/p>\n<p>Ramirez said the district could not provide a cause of the student\u2019s death. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.79020979;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38733352\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mystery-fresno-high-school-student-123237713.png\" alt=\"The entrance of Fresno High School, adorned with banners displaying the school's name, mascot, and motto &quot;Tradition, Honor, Excellence.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-38733352\"  \/>The boy who died was only 14.<\/p>\n<p>Calls to local police and emergency services were not immediately returned. The school has provided not additional information on the incident. <\/p>\n<p>Ramirez said the district has provided additional social and emotional supports to the students and staff of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/25\/us-news\/registered-child-sex-offender-runs-for-council-wont-be-able-to-visit-schools\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fresno<\/a> High in the wake of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the district said, \u201cOur hearts are with the student\u2019s family, friends, and school community during this incredibly difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students expressed shock and concern over the incident. <\/p>\n<p>One student <a href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/post\/14-year-old-fresno-high-school-student-died-passing-during-class-identified\/18699847\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told ABC 30 News<\/a> that they saw emergency crews arrive at the school shortly after the emergency call was made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am going to think about it a lot \u2019cause it could happen to anyone else,\u201d Giovanni, a Fresno High junior, told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>A man who identified himself as the dead teen\u2019s uncle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ABC30\/posts\/a-fresno-high-school-student-has-died-after-passing-out-during-a-pe-class-on-mon\/1363272839164002\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thanked community members<\/a> for their support on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks, on my family behalf for my nephew,\u201d wrote the man. \u201cHe was only 14.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Classmates are in mourning and searching for answers after a Fresno High School student collapsed in gym glass&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[7,4589,15,112,114,113,4182,33587,3586],"class_list":["post-213511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-california","tag-deaths","tag-education","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-metro","tag-mystery","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}