“It is not our policy or protocol to release medical information about students,” the district said Friday in a social media post. “However, we believe that all students have been released from the hospitals.”
Student Aiden Clark was ejected from the bus and died at the scene.
The school district announced it will close Monday to allow students and staff to attend Aiden’s funeral. Practices and competitions will be held Monday night.
Hermanio Joseph, 35, was arraigned on a vehicular homicide charge in the incident on Thursday. The case is expected to be presented to the Clark County Grand Jury on Monday.
Joseph and a passenger in the minivan had non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Mercy Health - Springfield.
Nearly two dozen of the 52 students on the bus sustained injuries that sent them to hospitals in the region. One of the students sustained serious injuries in the crash.
Schools across Clark County are showing support for Northwestern, wearing red and blue on Friday. The district canceled classes Wednesday and Thursday, and returned Friday to an outpouring of community support.
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