Camden math teacher dies

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Students at Camden Middle School are mourning the death of a popular 7th-grade mathematics teacher.

Leon Kats, 54, passed away last night. School officials declined comment on the cause of death.

Kats was “very beloved,” Kershaw County school spokesman Mary Anne Byrd said.

Leon Kats, , left, a Camden Middle School 7th grade math teacher, died this morning after a brief illness.

/Photograph courtesy of Kershaw County School District

He had taught at the school since 1997 and was an advisor for the yearbook and other student organizations, officials said.

Palmetto Health Richland spokeswoman Tammie Epps said Kats died 10:55 p.m. Wednesday, but cited privacy laws in refusing to offer any other details.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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