Selden Middle School teacher dies while teaching class

Faculty and students are grieving after a popular art teacher died while teaching a class Thursday. Officials say 29-year-old Ryan Zinna collapsed while teaching a sixth-grade class and died a short

News 12 Staff

Mar 24, 2006, 3:46 AM

Updated 6,839 days ago

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Faculty and students are grieving after a popular art teacher died while teaching a class Thursday.
Officials say 29-year-old Ryan Zinna collapsed while teaching a sixth-grade class and died a short time later. Students say Zinna appeared normal, having fun and chatting with his class.
School officials say Zinna is survived by his wife and toddler and that grief councilors will be on hand to talk to staff and students. Doctors say the cause of death is unknown.