A mural of George Floyd is shown in the intersection of 38th St & Chicago Ave on March 31, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Community members continue preparations during the third day in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with multiple counts of murder in the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 01: President Donald Trump's lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks to journalists outside the White House West Wing July 01, 2020 in Washington, DC. Giuliani did an on-camera interview with One America News Network's Chanel Rion before talking to other journalists about Vice President Joe Biden and the news that Russian intelligence may have paid Taliban operatives to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 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(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Report: US companies may have benefited from forced labor of Uyghurs WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the conflict in the Middle East from Cross- Hall of the White House on May 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Israel and Hamas announced that they would agree to a cease-fire, which will take into effect on Friday, following days of fighting that claimed more than 200 lives. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) SAN JOSE, CA - MAY 26: A view of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light-rail yard where a mass shooting occurred on May 26, 2021 in San Jose, California. A VTA employee opened fire at the yard, with preliminary reports indicating nine people dead including the gunman. (Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images) A healthcare worker prepares to administer a Pfizer/BioNTEch coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Ontario on December 14, 2020. - Ontario, Canada's most populous province and one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, had 1,940 new cases and 23 deaths on Monday. The province is expected to give its next doses to nursing home workers as a priority, according to media reports. (Photo by CARLOS OSORIO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS OSORIO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 'Never seen levels like this': Union president on airline passenger misconduct Memorial Day weekend will bring rain and cool air for much of the East (CNN) — A South Carolina fifth-grader who was injured when a fight broke out in her classroom died Wednesday, school officials said. The student, Raniya Wright, died two days after the fight at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro, Colleton County School District officials said. “Weapons were not involved in this incident,” the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday in a statement. The fight was between two fifth-grade students, the sheriff’s office said. No arrests have been made. Paramedics had found Raniya unconscious Monday in the school nurse’s station, CNN affiliate WCIV reported, citing a sheriff’s office incident report. The student was airlifted to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston after the fight, the district said in an earlier statement. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday, the sheriff’s office said. A student has been suspended until an investigation into the incident is completed, school officials said. It’s unclear whether that student was involved in the fight. School officials have not released more details about the altercation. “Raniya was a wonderful student. She loved to write, spend time with her friends, play basketball and loved being a big sister. She was actively involved in her church as a junior usher,” the district said in a statement. “She will be missed greatly by her family, friends, and the entire school community.” “Our entire school district is saddened by this event,” the district said. “It is very difficult to experience the death of a young person.” The Colleton County School Board made its first comments on Raniya’s death following a special meeting to discuss the incident, CNN affiliate WCSC reported. Chairman Tim Mabry read from a statement that said the district would continue to support the Wright family however possible and is cooperating with the investigation, according to WCSC. “Due to the ongoing investigation and student privacy laws, we cannot share specific details at this time,” he said. “Out of respect for our families and the integrity of this investigation, we request that the public remain patient and focused on supporting this community during this time of tragedy.” Walterboro is a town of about 5,100 residents about an hour’s drive west of Charleston.<doc-sep>GREENVILLE, S.C. – A 10-year-old girl in South Carolina died Wednesday, two days after being involved in a fight at her Colleton County elementary school. Coroner Richard Harvey identified the girl as Raniya Wright. Raniya, a fifth-grader, was described as a wonderful student who loved to spend time with friends and play basketball, according to a statement from the Colleton County School District. "She will be missed greatly by her family, friends, and the entire school community," the district said. "Our entire school district is saddened by this event. It is very difficult to experience the death of a young person." The school district said the fight happened inside a classroom at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro, according to a Facebook post earlier this week. School administrators ended the fight and called EMS, the district said. Dispatchers received a report of a student who had collapsed at school, according to a Sheriff's Office incident report. Raniya was in the nurse's station when EMS arrived, and she was unconscious but breathing, the incident report said. More:Charter schools are closing, but Betsy DeVos and other politicians want more. What's next for them? Raniya was transported to Colleton Medical Center, then later airlifted to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for treatment. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning, Harvey said. A student from the school was suspended until an investigation is complete, according to the district. When asked whether the fight stemmed from a bullying issue, Sean Gruber, communications director for the school district, said he could not comment on the ongoing investigation. The Colleton County Sheriff's Office also declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation. Forest Hills Elementary School is located about an hour from Charleston. More:One third of middle- and high-schoolers were bullied last year, study shows Six school resource officers are assigned to the Colleton County School District, Gruber said. Two of them work full time at the high school and two work full time at the middle school. The other two rotate between five elementary schools and a child development center. Gruber could not say whether one was present at Forest Hills when the fight occurred, but the incident report from the Sheriff's Office said a resource officer was on scene when EMS arrived. South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman said she is in communication with the school district and offering state assistance. "My heart aches for the student's parents, peers, and the entire Walterboro community as they grieve the loss of a child who has left us far before their time," Spearman said in a statement.<doc-sep>
RaNiya Wright, 10, died two days after suffering injuries during a classroom fight South Carolina Fifth-Grader Dies After Classroom Fight: 'She Was a Wonderful Student' A South Carolina fifth-grader died Wednesday morning after a classroom fight, PEOPLE confirms. RaNiya Wright, a Forest Hills Elementary School student, died at 9:39 a.m. March 27 at the Medical University of South Carolina, two days after suffering injuries during a fight with another fifth-grade student. In a press statement obtained by PEOPLE, the Colleton County School District said school administrators “ended the fight and called emergency medical services to the school.” No weapons were involved in the incident, police said. “This was a physical altercation that took place between two fifth grade students at Forest Hills Elementary,” Colleton County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Shalane Lowes wrote in an email to PEOPLE. Lowes said the case is active and no arrests or criminal charges have been made. ash-wright RaNiya Wright and her mother Ashley | Credit: GoFundMe However, a student from the Walterboro school has been suspended until the investigation is complete, according to the school district press release. An autopsy to determine how the 10-year-old died is scheduled for Friday, according to Lowes. According to a police incident report obtained by PEOPLE, officers were called to the school about 1 p.m. Monday about a student who “collapsed.” The student, later identified as RaNiya, was in the nurse’s station. The Post and Courier reports that at the time the girl was “unconscious but breathing.” • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Her heartbroken mother Ashley Wright has been keeping friends and family informed of her daughter’s condition on Facebook. On Wednesday she shared the tragic news that Niya, as her daughter also went by, did not make it. “As of 9:39 my baby girl has gain her wings 😇😢 justice4Ny,” Ashley wrote. On Tuesday, Ashley shared a photograph of her daughter on life support. Aside from asking for prayers, Ashley also warned other parents to be vigilant about bullying, which she says lead to her daughter’s injuries. “This is what bullying cause 😤 , stay woke PARENTS,” Ashley said on Facebook. RELATED VIDEO: Mom Shares Photos of Son’s Casket After He Killed Himself Because He was Allegedly Bullied School district officials described RaNiya as a “wonderful student.” “She loved to write, spend time with her friends, play basketball and loved being a big sister.” According to the school district, she was a junior usher at her church. “Our entire school district is saddened by this event. It is very difficult to experience the death of a young person.” “We are taking the time today to provide services and support to our students, our teachers, our staff and family members,” Colleton County School District spokesperson Sean Gruber tells PEOPLE. “That is who we are focusing on right now.”