Spring Hill High School (South Carolina)
Spring Hill High School is an all-magnet high school in Chapin, South Carolina. As of 2016, the school had 1070 students and 81 certified staff members.[1] Spring Hill is a part of Lexington-Richland School District 5. Its magnet program consists of 5 academies: Engineering, Entertainment, Entrepreneurial, Environmental Studies, and Exercise Science.[1] As of 2020, they have a 98% graduation rate.[2] Spring Hill currently has 35 clubs listed on its website, including GSA, FCA, and a Guitar Club that is led by the school's principal, Dr. Michael Lofton.[3]
Davis Cripe
Collapse and death
On April 26, 2017, 16-year-old Spring Hill High School student Davis Cripe collapsed in his classroom around 2:30 pm. He died later that day in the emergency room at Palmetto Health Parkridge Hospital from cardiac arrhythmia, a type of heart failure, caused by his extreme caffeine intake.[4] Reportedly, Cripe had consumed a large diet Mountain Dew, a cafe latte from McDonalds, and an energy drink that morning.[5] His coroner said that "based on his weight, the intake of caffeine that he had exceeded what is considered a safe level."[5]
Aftermath
Cripe's hobbies as a drummer and guitarist inspired Spring Hill High School to dedicate a music room to Cripe and an annual, music-filled celebration of life called Live Life Loud.
Two years after Cripe's death, bill H.4352 was filed by Representative Leon Howard and Representative Chip Huggins. It proposed to "Provide a civil penalty for persons who furnish energy drinks to minors."[6] Cripe's parents, Sean and Heidi Cripe, vocal supported and advocated for the passing of this bill, saying,"It'll be huge. Not only for our son Davis but knowing that here on out other kids will be protected."[7] As of 2021, the bill has not been passed.
References
- ^ a b "About Our School / Annual Report". www.lexrich5.org.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "About Our School - Annual Report 2020". sites.google.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Directory". http.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Coroner Identifies Spring Hill HS Student Who Died After Collapsing". ABC Columbia. 2017-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "South Carolina teen dies from caffeine OD after drinking coffee, soda and energy drink". NBC News.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2019-2020 Bill 4352: Energy drinks; provide for civil penalty for furnishing to minors - South Carolina Legislature Online". www.scstatehouse.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Parents want ban on energy drinks for minors after son's death". wcnc.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)