A call to the school before business hours Friday morning was answered by a recording. A message left seeking comment was not immediately returned. Kinney said Schroeder's body was released to a mortuary, the name of which he didn't have. Meningitis is an infection of the membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord. Without treatment, it can be fatal.
Some survivors also suffer from brain damage, hearing loss and paralysis.
Meningitis has killed three people in the San Francisco Bay area this spring, including two students, and sickened several others.