Former Shaker Heights High School Star Najee Hardaway, 26, Dies After Returning Home as an Elementary School Teacher

The Shaker Heights City School District is grieving the sudden passing of Najee Hardaway, a fourth-grade teacher at Lomond Elementary School who died at just 26 years old.

Superintendent Dr. David Glasner confirmed Hardaway’s death in a letter sent to families and staff across the district, describing him as someone who had left a permanent mark on everyone he encountered.

Records from the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office indicate that Hardaway passed away at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. A cause of death has not yet been made publicly available…

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