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Monmouth-Roseville School District Teacher Passes Away
UPDATED 11:45am 4/26/12 A longtime teacher in the Monmouth-Roseville School District passed away not long after falling ill at school.

That's according to a statement issued by the district. It says that Harding Primary School 3rd Grade teacher Ellen Becraft became ill at school Wednesday, and was transported by ambulance to OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, where she was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

The district says the Henderson-Mercer-Warren Regional Office of Education's "SCAT" -- or, School Crisis Assistance Team -- has been dispatched to the district, and that grief counseling is available for both students and staff.

Becraft taught for a combined 30 years in the Roseville and later Monmouth-Roseville School Districts. The district says she'll be missed, and "She had a tremendous impact on the faculty, staff, students, and communities of Monmouth and Roseville."

Funeral and other related arrangements are not yet available.


(Ellen Becraft. Submitted photo courtesy WHBF-TV.)
04 26 12 by Newsroom
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