An Iowa school district is mourning the loss of a beloved teacher.Jason Englert's family said he tested positive for the coronavirus three days before he died. "Jason was always such a pleasure to have because he had such a positive attitude, a lot of energy, and the rapport he had with students was remarkable," said Dan Frazier, superintendent of the Belmond-Klemme Community School District.The 38-year-old teacher was found dead inside his home Nov. 8.鈥淔or the students, of course it was such a shock at first. Many of our students had trouble knowing how to register this,鈥� Frazier said. Belmond-Klemme did mass testing last week after Wright County, where it's located, saw a surge in coronavirus cases. Englert's family said that鈥檚 how he learned he was positive. He started to develop a slight headache.Frazier coached volleyball alongside Englert. He said not only was Englert an exceptional coach, but also a brilliant teacher who taught students in the talented and gifted program.鈥淗e was just a very energetic guy, and he always had a cheerful way of looking at things,鈥� Frazier said. 鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 unusual for me to ask him how it was going and he would say things like 鈥榣iving the dream.鈥欌� The dream of teaching led Englert to a few school districts over his career. Family and colleagues said his impact on his students will be his lasting legacy. 鈥淲e continue to mourn for our loss and we pray for Jason鈥檚 family,鈥� Frazier said. Englert鈥檚 family said they don鈥檛 have an official cause of death yet, but they wonder whether the virus spurred a heart attack or stroke.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
BELMOND, Iowa — An Iowa school district is mourning the loss of a beloved teacher.
Jason Englert's family said he tested positive for the coronavirus three days before he died.
"Jason was always such a pleasure to have because he had such a positive attitude, a lot of energy, and the rapport he had with students was remarkable," said Dan Frazier, superintendent of the Belmond-Klemme Community School District.
The 38-year-old teacher was found dead inside his home Nov. 8.
鈥淔or the students, of course it was such a shock at first. Many of our students had trouble knowing how to register this,鈥� Frazier said.
Belmond-Klemme did mass testing last week after Wright County, where it's located, saw a surge in coronavirus cases. Englert's family said that鈥檚 how he learned he was positive. He started to develop a slight headache.
Frazier coached volleyball alongside Englert. He said not only was Englert an exceptional coach, but also a brilliant teacher who taught students in the talented and gifted program.
鈥淗e was just a very energetic guy, and he always had a cheerful way of looking at things,鈥� Frazier said. 鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 unusual for me to ask him how it was going and he would say things like 鈥榣iving the dream.鈥欌�
The dream of teaching led Englert to a few school districts over his career. Family and colleagues said his impact on his students will be his lasting legacy.
鈥淲e continue to mourn for our loss and we pray for Jason鈥檚 family,鈥� Frazier said.
Englert鈥檚 family said they don鈥檛 have an official cause of death yet, but they wonder whether the virus spurred a heart attack or stroke.
