Cloquet High School student jumps from classroom window

The Superintendent of Cloquet Public Schools has confirmed that a student jumped from a second story window of the High School early Thursday.

Police were called to the incident around 8:20 a.m. just before the start of class at 8:30 a.m.. The student was taken by ambulance to a Duluth hospital, and injuries do not appear to be life threatening.

WDIO has been in contact with Cloquet Police Department. Chief Derek Randall says officers believe the incident may have been related to a mental health crisis. School counselors and social workers are at the High School to help students and staff.

Superintendent Michael Cary issued this full statement:

“At approximately 8:20 this morning (before the official start of our school day at 8:30) we had a student voluntarily jump from a second story window. The student was taken by ambulance to a Duluth Hospital – at this time the injuries do not appear to be life threatening.

I’m proud and impressed with the quick actions of our CHS staff. We have a team of school counselors and social workers on site helping students and staff process. We also have a behavioral health team from Fond du Lac on site to assist. We’d like to thank the Cloquet Police Department and Cloquet Fire/Ambulance for their assistance this morning. We’d also like to thank the Fond du Lac nation for assisting with student support.”