Streamwood High student gives birth to baby boy in school bathroom

A student delivered a baby boy Tuesday morning in a third-floor bathroom at Streamwood High School, officials said.

The mother and her newborn were said to be doing well and resting at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, but officials wouldn’t release other details due to confidentiality laws.

Streamwood police Officer Steve Kisch, who is assigned to the school at 701 W. Schaumburg Road, called the village’s fire department at 9:45 a.m. when he was made aware of the situation, Streamwood Deputy Police Chief Jim Gremo said.

Meanwhile, an announcement was made telling students to stay in their classrooms as part of a medical lockdown, which aims to keep the hallways clear so medical personnel can work unimpeded, Elgin Area District U-46 Safety Coordinator John Heiderscheidt said.

“Paramedics came in, took care of her and the baby and got them out swiftly and without interruption,” Heiderscheidt said.

Students were slightly delayed getting to their third-period classes, said Heiderscheidt, who’s never heard of a student giving birth at a U-46 school since he joined the district in 2006.

“I’d say this is pretty rare,” he said.

Gremo said that there weren’t any suspicious circumstances surrounding the birth and that police aren’t investigating it.