UPDATE: DeKalb County school board chair resting after medical emergency
DeKalb County school officials said Board of Education Chair Diijon DaCosta was “resting comfortably at home” Tuesday afternoon after experiencing a “medical emergency” during a board meeting Monday.
DaCosta was mid-sentence during a regular board meeting when he slumped over in his seat. Other board members and Superintendent Devon Horton came to his side and called for medical help.
The meeting, which was being livestreamed, cut off for about 20 minutes.
“Mr. DaCosta experienced a medical emergency and was transported to an area medical facility for further evaluation,” a district spokesperson said after the meeting resumed.
The remaining five board members continued the meeting, some visibly shaken. Before adjourning, Horton called for a moment of silence for DaCosta.
DaCosta was alert and responsive to questions before he left, a spokesperson said.
DaCosta was first elected to the school board in 2018.
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Cassidy Alexander covers Georgia education issues for the AJC. She previously covered education for The Daytona Beach News-Journal, and was named Florida's Outstanding New Journalist of the Year.
