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| Schoolboy dies after detention illness at Bow School | |
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| A schoolboy has died after he was taken ill during detention at an east London school. | A schoolboy has died after he was taken ill during detention at an east London school. |
| Nasar Ahmed, 14, who had severe asthma, was reported ill last Thursday at Bow School in Tower Hamlets. He died on Monday afternoon. | |
| A post-mortem will take place and the coroner has been informed. The Met said his death was being treated as unexplained. | A post-mortem will take place and the coroner has been informed. The Met said his death was being treated as unexplained. |
| The boy's uncle told the BBC he was in detention with his friends after lunch. | The boy's uncle told the BBC he was in detention with his friends after lunch. |
| He said Nasar complained he felt ill and asked to get his inhaler. | |
| He said the school then called an ambulance and his nephew was taken to the Royal London Hospital. | He said the school then called an ambulance and his nephew was taken to the Royal London Hospital. |
| 'Thorough review' | 'Thorough review' |
| Tower Hamlets Council, which is speaking on behalf of the school, said there was a care plan in place which addressed Nasar's medical condition. | |
| A spokeswoman said he was in supervised detention with three others in a ground-floor room. | |
| A statement from executive head teacher Cath Smith said: "I am very sad to confirm one of our Year 9 pupils, who was taken ill at school last Thursday, has passed away in hospital. | |
| "The whole school community sends our thoughts and prayers to him, and to his family. | "The whole school community sends our thoughts and prayers to him, and to his family. |
| "We will continue to offer support to the family, his fellow pupils and teachers at this very difficult time. | "We will continue to offer support to the family, his fellow pupils and teachers at this very difficult time. |
| "We will, of course, cooperate fully with investigations into the circumstances of this tragic incident and will also carry out a thorough review of what happened ourselves." | "We will, of course, cooperate fully with investigations into the circumstances of this tragic incident and will also carry out a thorough review of what happened ourselves." |
| Social services have been informed. | Social services have been informed. |
| The school's latest Ofsted report said it was judged to be "good and improving". | |
| It said significantly more students were from minority ethnic backgrounds than in most schools, with the largest group of Bangladeshi origin. | |
| More than three quarters of students were eligible for the pupil premium, additional funding to raise the attainment of disadvantaged students. |