DURHAM — An Oyster River High School woodshop teacher was rushed to an area hospital Tuesday after collapsing in his classroom.

School and fire officials are not releasing the name of the teacher, but only one teacher, Mike Troy, is listed as working in industrial technologies at the high school.

Fire Chief Corey Landry said they responded to the high school around 1:30 p.m. for a report of an unconscious male, but could not provide further details on the man’s medical condition.

OHRS Principal Todd Allen said all students are trained in CPR through their physical education classes, and students and staff provided an immediate emergency response when the teacher collapsed. He said emergency responders arrived quickly on the scene and took over.

Allen said he is optimistic that things are going to work out for the teacher and that he is going to be fine.

“I went to the hospital last night to check on the family and to see how everything was going and left feeling very optimistic,” Allen said.

Allen said he heard from multiple emergency responders on scene who complimented the students on their assistance.

He said there were about 10 students in the classroom when the teacher collapsed.

“So certainly they witnessed him pass out and so it was certainly, for them, it was quite traumatic,” Allen said.

Staff met with all of the students before the end of the school day on Tuesday, and contacted their families directly to make them aware of the situation.

A letter was also emailed to all ORHS parents.

Throughout the school day on Wednesday, the guidance department was open for students and staff to come in and talk.

“Certainly they are concerned and want to be sure he is going to be OK, but they feel very confident that everything that could be done was done,” Allen said. “All signs show that he is doing well and we are hopeful that will continue and we will be keeping a very positive attitude.”

Allen said the teacher has been with the school for 16 or 17 years and is a well-liked, well-loved member of the community.

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Gretyl Macalaster may be reached at gmacalaster@newstote.com.