ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WTVD) -- A sixth grade student in Roanoke Rapids died over the weekend in an ATV crash.
Roanoke Rapids Graded School District confirmed Brett Peterson died Sunday when the four-wheeler he was riding crashed. He was a student at Chaloner Middle School.
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"We will support each other and walk this difficult road together as a school community," Interim Superintendent Julie Thompson said in a statement.
Counselors will be at Chaloner Middle School on Monday to help students and staff cope with the news.
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Thompson said the Peterson family and friends would remain in the district's thoughts and prayers.