Florida boy, 5, dies after digital show board falls on him – NBC New York
A 5-year-old boy was killed after a digital whiteboard fell on him at an elementary college in Florida, in what officers known as a “tragic accident” on Wednesday.
Brevard Public Faculties stated in a information launch that a big “video show board” fell on the scholar at Riviera Elementary College in Palm Bay, just some miles southwest of Melbourne, Florida.
“College employees instantly known as 911 and started emergency lifesaving measures,” the district advised NBC affiliate WESH. “The scholar was transported to Holmes Regional Medical Middle, the place medical personnel continued resuscitation efforts. Regardless of these efforts, the scholar handed away.”
WESH reported that the boy’s household recognized him as 5-year-old Bellamy Dawkins-Morris. The college district additionally confirmed to WESH that it was a Promethean Board that fell on him.
Assertion from Promethean
A spokesperson for Promethean, Inc. despatched the next assertion to NBC affiliate WESH:
“All of us at Promethean are heartbroken by the demise of a kid within the tragic accident at Riviera Elementary College in Palm Bay, Florida. No phrases can ease the ache of such a loss. We lengthen our deepest condolences to the kid’s household and family members, and to the scholars, lecturers, and employees of Riviera Elementary who’re grieving with them.
Nothing issues extra to us than the security of the scholars and lecturers who use our merchandise day-after-day. We now have begun an intensive investigation into this accident and can cooperate totally with college officers and another authorities investigating this incident in each means we are able to.
Given the continuing investigations, we won’t remark additional presently. Our ideas stay with the household and the Riviera Elementary group.”
Assertion from superintendent
“We’re saddened by the heartbreaking information of a tragic accident that occurred yesterday at Riviera Elementary College. A five-year-old scholar was severely injured when a big video show (Promethean) board, which was mounted on the wall, fell on the scholar. Regardless of rapid emergency medical care and continued efforts by medical personnel, the scholar tragically handed away.
Our hearts are with the scholar’s household and family members, in addition to the scholar’s classmates, lecturers and all the Riviera Elementary group as they navigate this devastating loss.
The accident stays underneath energetic investigation by the Palm Bay Police Division, and Brevard Public Faculties is constant to cooperate totally with regulation enforcement as they proceed their investigation.
We perceive that this tragedy could increase questions and considerations amongst households and employees about related gear in our faculties. Promethean boards throughout the District are put in by a licensed third-party vendor in accordance with producer tips.
Efficient instantly, the District is conducting inspections of Promethean boards throughout all of our campuses whereas we await the findings of the investigation.
The protection and well-being of our college students and employees stay our highest precedence. We’ll proceed to work intently with regulation enforcement, take applicable precautions to make sure the security of our college communities, and supply further data when it turns into obtainable and applicable to share.
We ask that our BPS group preserve the scholar’s household, classmates, lecturers and the Riviera Elementary group in your ideas and prayers throughout this extremely troublesome time.”
This story initially appeared on NBCMiami.com.
