Two people have been charged in the death of a 12-year-old Pittsfield Public Schools student who drowned during a field trip last summer, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
EarlGiver Essien, who primarily went by “Giver,” died on July 17, 2024, during an outing at Beartown State Forest in Great Barrington that was part of a summer learning program at her middle school, the district attorney’s office said. The Herberg Middle School student would’ve turned 13 later that month, according to her obituary.
