Iowa Principal Who Risked His Life to Protect Students During High School Shooting Has Died

FILE - Vehicles are seen in a parking lot outside of Perry High School following a shooting at the school, Jan. 5, 2024, in Perry, Iowa. An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, a funeral home confirmed. Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory confirmed the death of Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger after the family announced it on a GoFundMe page. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file

DES MOINES, Iowa—An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month died Sunday, a funeral home confirmed.

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory confirmed the death of Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger after the family announced it on a GoFundMe page.