Lake Elsinore boy’s death leads to new extreme weather law in CA aimed at protecting students

Yahushua Robinson was the youngest in his family, born after his parents had lost his older brother.

“He brought us together, made us laugh, he was an avid dancer. He just loved to love people,” said his mother, Janee Robinson.

Last August, Robinson and her family hit with another tragedy. On the day the 12-year-old boy died, the temperature that morning in Lake Elsinore was approaching 100 degrees.

READ MORE | 12-year-old Lake Elsinore student dies after collapsing during PE class

A 12-year-old boy in Lake Elsinore died after a PE class, and parents at the school believe his death may have been heat related.

The Canyon Lake Middle School student had been in P.E. class, running with his classmates when he collapsed.

“This should have never happened to our son. This should have never happened,” his mother said.

The Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau found that the boy died of a heart defect, with both heat and physical exertion as contributing factors.

Out of his tragic death, the Robinson family pushed for Yahushua’s Law, a piece of legislation aimed at creating extreme weather guidelines for all California schools.

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