A sixth-grader was in the hospital Thursday night after falling from a second-floor atrium at a northwest Atlanta school, Channel 2 Action News reported.

The John F. Kennedy Middle School student crashed through a glass panel and landed on the wooden gym floor one flight below earlier in the day, the report said.

She and another girl were roughhousing when the incident occurred, a school spokesperson told Channel 2.

The girl reportedly is at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston with non-life-threatening injuries.

Atlanta Public Schools spokesman Keith Bromery said officials are doing a safety check on the remaining glass.

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The city of Brookhaven's mayor and City Council last week decided to remove the colored panes of glass from the dome of Brookhaven's new City Centre after residents objected to the brightness of the colors, seen here Friday, June 27, 2025. (Reed Williams/AJC)

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