NJ high school mourns worker found dead in building

🔶 Body found in NJ school

🔶 Classes canceled for day

🔶 Death not considered suspicious

CAMDEN — Students and staff have returned to school, a day after the grim discovery of a maintenance worker’s body inside.

Mastery High School of Camden was closed on Wednesday after the unresponsive woman was found around 7 a.m., NJ.com reported.

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The death was not considered suspicious, Camden County Police said. Her body was in the custody of the county Medical Examiner.

No identity or potential cause of death was made public as of Thursday.

"The school was closed to staff and students due to an on-campus investigation led by the Camden County Police Department in connection with this tragic loss," School CEO Joel Boyd said in a statement, as quoted by 6ABC Action News.

The Mastery Schools of Camden entails five different charter schools, with 2,880 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade.

Located on Erie Street, the high school serves roughly 800 9th through 12th graders.

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