'I asked to tighten this': 911 call reveals moment after video board fell onto Florida student
911 calls indicate staff had raised concerns about the video board before it fell and killed a 5-year-old boy, officials said.
- Newly released 911 recordings reveal a teacher asked someone to "tighten this the other day" before a Promethean board fell on five-year-old Bellamy Dawkins-Morris at Riviera Elementary School in Palm Bay on October 7.
- The 120-pound video board fell on Dawkins-Morris during class; Promethean boards range from roughly 65 to nearly 150 pounds depending on size, though the district has not confirmed if issues existed with this specific unit.
- Brevard Public Schools stated it inspected more than 3,000 boards districtwide and found "no pattern of improper installations," though the district is currently awaiting a final inspection report.
- Attorney Maegan Bridwell, representing the family, visited Riviera Elementary on Friday and stated the firm is "prepared to pursue litigation against those entities responsible" for the child's death.
- Promethean stated it is "heartbroken by the death of a child" and pledged to "cooperate fully with school officials and any other authorities" investigating the incident.
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Review of Brevard school video boards amid boy’s death shows ‘no pattern of improper installations’
A review of Promethean video boards conducted after one fell on a Brevard County elementary school student and killed him shows “no pattern of improper installations.” District superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell told school board members Tuesday that the district finished its review of the more than 3,000 video display boards at the county’s schools.
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'I asked to tighten this': 911 call reveals moment after video board fell onto Florida student
Family members are continuing to search for answers after a 5-year-old boy died after an 120-pound video board fell on him at a Florida elementary school, with newly released 911 recordings revealing believed issues with the board prior to the incident.
911 caller said she asked to tighten board days before it fell on 5-year-old
PALM BAY — Newly released 911 recordings show a school employee telling dispatchers she had asked someone to tighten a wall-mounted Promethean board days earlier, moments after it fell on […]
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