Three weeks before 18-year-old Jay Gallagher took his own life, a worried friend who lived in Colorado sent an email to his school counsellor at Potomac Falls High in Potomac Falls, Virginia, telling the counsellor that Jay was saying things “with suicidal content,” according to a lawsuit filed in
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CALL 6: Lafayette day care owner to plead guilty
LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Lafayette day care owner is expected to plead guilty more than seven months after a 13-month old girl died in her care.
Va. day care director charged with felony after child wanders away
WASHINGTON — The director of a Virginia day care center has been charged with felony child neglect after a 3-year-old girl wandered away from the facility with no supervision last month. The incident happened Nov.
Day care provider Valorie Handy guilty in child’s death
A Millsboro day care provider was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Sussex County Superior Court on Friday, Dec. 2, following a two-and-a-half-week trial.
Toddler’s ‘Scary’ Pants Banned From Preschool
A mom put her toddler in what she thought was a cute pair of cartoon monster-themed leggings, but they were deemed too scary and were banned by his preschool. Apparently, another mom at the daycare complained, saying the leggings had frightened her child. According to the Daily Mail, the U.K.
How a sleeping child was left alone on a Mesa preschool bus for hours
Mesa police are investigating after a 6-year-old boy was left alone on a preschool bus for about two hours after the driver neglected to drop him off at his school, authorities said. The problem came to light when the boy’s mom got an email from his school saying he was absent.
Teacher arrested for false claims causing school lockdown
A teacher was arrested late Wednesday after police believe she made false claims alleging that she had been threatened. The claims led to a tense lockdown at Linwood Public Charter School Wednesday afternoon. The Shreveport Police Department began responding to the situation around 11:30 a.m.
Family takes legal action over girl’s school death
Johannesburg – Esethu Tilayi and Michael Komape might not have known each other but their deaths symbolise the poor conditions in many public schools across the country. What the two children have in common is that they died as a result of poor infrastructure at their schools.
Clown scare causes stampede, leaving 6 middle school kids injured
LAS VEGAS – The Clark County School District is calling it an “epidemic.” Reports of “killer clowns” threatening schools across the Valley have caused panic, FOX 5 reported. On Thursday morning, that panic resulted in several children being injured.
Jurors convict Indiana day care provider in toddler’s death
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — Jurors in northern Indiana have convicted a New Paris day care provider in the 2014 death of a 19-month-old boy in her care. Jackie Rolston will be sentenced Dec. 29 for the death of Kirk Coleman of New Paris. Authorities ruled the boy died of blunt force injuries.