Waco - School Gym Cabinet Falls on 5 Year Old Killing Her

[TxEMTP69]

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WACO, Texas (AP) - An open school gym cabinet with children
playing inside toppled on a 5-year-old girl at a Waco middle
school, killing the girl.

The incident happened around midday Wednesday at G.L. Wiley
Middle School. Waco school district official Dale Caffey says two
or three children, including 5-year-old Princanna Strain, climbed
into the cabinet to pursue a lizard when the cabinet toppled on
Princanna.

No other students were injured. The girl was taken to Hillcrest
Baptist Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 1:05 p.m.

The child was a J.H. Hines Elementary School student, but Hines
students and staff are relocated to Wiley while a new Hines complex
is under construction.

Counselors are at Wiley to console the Hines students, staff and
faculty.

 

[oldguy]

Counselors are at Wiley to console the Hines students, staff and
faculty.
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Better idea would have been to have "adults" watching the children and/or use the money to attach safety wire or brackets to wall to prevent cabinets falling over,I did so for my children years ago and its easy to do.

 

[MadMo44Mag]

I see law suite headed that way. Wrongful dead!
Property taxes are going up!

 

[DCortez]

Damn

 

[TxEMTP69]

I was curious to know why they weren't secured to a wall also. Was wondering why a 5 year old was at a middle school, didn't see if they were there for an event or what.

AS I've said before, no parent should have to outlive their children

 

[zembonez]

Sad.

Freak accident that will likely result in a rise in property taxes as a result of the lawsuit.