36-year-old Brooklyn high school principal dies after contracting coronavirus

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A principal from an alternative high school in Brooklyn, New York, died after contracting the coronavirus.

Dezann Romain, a 36-year-old principal at Brooklyn Democracy Academy, is the city’s first known public school employee to succumb to complications from COVID-19. Romain’s death was announced by the academy’s teachers union on Monday.

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