The family of a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain-dead after slipping into a coma during surgery says she will receive an honorary diploma during her school’s eighth grade graduation.

Jahi McMath went into cardiac arrest during a routine procedure on December 12. She never regained consciousness and was declared brain-dead. 

From Associated Press:

Omari Sealey, the uncle of Jahi McMath, said Wednesday the girl’s school, E.C. Reems Academy of Technology and Arts in Oakland, will give the diploma to a family member. The school’s graduation ceremony is Friday.

Jahi was in eighth grade and scheduled to graduate when she underwent tonsil surgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in December.

 

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McMath’s family went to court to prevent the hospital from taking her off a ventilator. The child was eventually released to them and relocated to an undisclosed facility.

Sealey said his niece is doing well.

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