POLK COUNTY, Ga. — The Paulding County School District confirmed a McGarity Elementary School student passed away Wednesday while on a field trip with classmates to Carlton Farms in Rockmart.

The Polk County coroner said the child was pronounced dead at Atrium Floyd Medical Center.

No details have been released on how the child died.

According to the Polk County Police Department, officers were called to Cartersville Highway to respond to the report about a child not breathing.

"Upon the arrival of first responders, a juvenile was found to be unresponsive, and life-saving measures were being performed by bystanders. "Medical personnel arrived on scene and took over life-saving measures, and the juvenile was subsequently transported to a local area hospital where she ultimately passed a

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