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5th Grader Raises $2,000 for Grieving Teacher
July 13, 2026 at 07:23 PM
A fifth-grade student in Ralston, Nebraska, has raised $2,000 for her teacher after the teacher's infant son died from a rare heart condition.
- Adrianna Case started a GoFundMe campaign that raised $2,000 for her teacher, Janice Rhods, about a month before Rhods' son died.
- Rhods' 5½-month-old son Caden died on November 17 from hypoplastic left heart syndrome compounded by a respiratory infection.
- Rhods said she will return to work Monday, adding that she would not be able to cope without the support of her students.
- Case said she created the fundraiser because she felt a blanket she gave Rhods was not enough.