The incident occurred during school hours and was attended to by CRUM medical personnel, who confirmed the death of the student at the scene.
Mexico City, October 15 (However).- A student second grade died this Wednesday within the Technical Secondary School Number 70 “Esteban Baca Calderón”in the Iztapalapa Mayor’s Officewhich caused an immediate mobilization of the authorities and the suspension of school activities.
Agree the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City (SSC-CdMx)the 14-year-old student lost his life inside the campus located in the neighborhood Santa Martha Acatitlapresumably for a heart disease.
“SSC personnel learned of a 14-year-old student who lost his life due to heart disease, inside the campus located on Francisco Sarabia Street, in the Town of Santa Martha Acatitla, in the Iztapalapa Mayor’s Office. The Public Ministry agent was informed of the facts, who contacted the minor’s mother and the campus authorities, for the corresponding procedures,” the capital agency reported in a statement.
According to preliminary reports, the student fainted around 8:10 a.m. while in class. Teachers and directors requested medical support, and staff from the Medical Emergency Regulatory Center (CRUM) confirmed the death at the scene.
The #SSC informa:
Staff of the #SSC learned of a 14-year-old student who lost his life due to heart disease, inside the campus located on Francisco Sarabia Street, in the Town of #SantaMarthaAcatitlain the @Alc_Iztapalapa.From the facts it is… pic.twitter.com/DwtI0yeu9x
— SSC CDMX (@SSC_CDMX) October 15, 2025
“The CRUM 692 medical unit arrives, giving the diagnosis of clinical death,” detailed agents from the Teotongo sector.
The area was guarded by security elements while experts carried out the first procedures, and parents arrived at the campus to pick up their children and demand information from the school authorities and the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City (FGJ-CdMx).
The Federal Educational Authority in Mexico City (AEFCM) reported that a timely follow-up of the case is being carried out and reiterated its willingness to collaborate with the corresponding authorities.
“Mothers, fathers and families are informed that today’s school activities are suspended,” he announced in an information card.
🛑 #InformationCard | Through the #AEFCMwe report on the events of this morning inside Secondary No. 70, in the Iztapalapa mayor’s office.
We express our solidarity and reiterate that there will be a timely follow-up of the events and the disposition of… pic.twitter.com/hhPUkzTLG3
— SEP México (@SEP_mx) October 15, 2025
The Ministry of Public Education (SEP) and the AEFCM expressed their solidarity with the student’s family, and reaffirmed their commitment to the safety, integrity and well-being of the students in all educational establishments in Mexico City.