FORT VALLEY, Ga. — When students at a Georgia school returned on Monday morning, they were missing a beloved teacher.
Ashley Ross, a teacher at Fort Valley Middle School, died over the weekend, according to school administrators.
Principal Kizzy Johnson shared with students and families that Ross died on Sunday morning, but did not comment on what led up to her death.
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“Mrs. Ross was deeply loved here at Fort Valley Middle School, and her loss will be felt throughout our Trojan family,” she wrote in a statement.
The school says she leaves behind a husband and three children.
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Counselors are available for students and staff who need extra support on Monday.
“Thank you for keeping the Ross family and our school community lifted in prayer as we care for one another. Once a Trojan, always a Trojan,” Johnson wrote.
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