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How This Child Neglect Incident Could Have Been Prevented
This entire incident was 100% preventable. All daycares that provide transportation services are required to follow specific rules, as outlined by Texas Health and Human Services, for the care and safety of children. The four precautions for drivers when loading and unloading children are as follows:
- Load and unload children at the curbside of the vehicle or in a protected parking area or driveway
- Do not allow a child to cross a street unless the child is accompanied by an adult any time before entering or after leaving a vehicle
- Account for all children exiting the vehicle before leaving it unattended
- Never leave a child unattended in a vehicle
Clearly the cheerleading program’s daycare staff neglected to follow two of the four state regulations intended to keep the little boy safe and prevent incidents like this case. Thankfully, leaving the child unattended in a locked van in Texas did not turn fatal on this hot day.
A Texas Cheerleading Daycare’s History of Transportation and Training Failures
As a result of the incident, the Texas Health and Human Services and the Texas Department of Family Protective Services conducted an investigation, which revealed that an alarming amount of required employee training at the facility had not been completed. The organization determined that the little boy was the victim of neglectful supervision.
Shockingly, this was not the first time that the facility failed to meet minimum transportation safety requirements or employed unqualified and untrained caregivers. The cheerleading program’s daycare had been cited 11 times in the five years before this incident for various offenses, in addition to dozens of investigations into allegations of violations.
How The Button Law Firm Can Help Your Family with a Daycare Van Injury Case in Texas
If your child was neglected at daycare, school, or camp, contact our compassionate child injury attorneys at The Button Law Firm. With offices in Dallas, Houston, and Midland, we are experienced in working on cases involving children anywhere across Texas. Our attorneys will listen to you and your child to assess the situation and determine where a daycare, school, or camp failed to protect your child in its care. Our attorneys at The Button Law Firm are recognized on the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers list, and we can help guide you after a traumatizing incident involving your child. We work on contingency, meaning we don’t charge you or collect any upfront fees to get started on your case. Call us at 214-699-4409 or fill out the contact form below for a free consultation.
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