Middle school teacher dies while on school trip - WSMV Channel 4

Middle school teacher dies while on school trip

Posted: Updated:
FRANKLIN, TN (WSMV) -

A Williamson County teacher died suddenly while chaperoning students on a trip out of state.

Jim Benton, a teacher at Grassland Middle School, was chaperoning students on a field trip in Virginia on Monday when he collapsed and later died.

He was hired in the summer to teach eighth grade math at the school.

The cause of death has not been released.

Copyright 2012 WSMV (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.

Powered by WorldNow
WSMV
Powered by WorldNow CNN
All content © 2013, WSMV; Nashville, TN. (A Meredith Corporation Station) and WorldNow. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.