By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In the Blackhawk Area School District – Pennsylvania, a mother is upset over an incident that recently took place when her daughter was dropped off at the wrong bus stop without any supervision in the cold. Fortunately, the child did not suffer any serious personal injuries; however, the incident placed this child at risk where injuries or harm could have resulted. It appears that there was some kind of breakdown in communication or action on the part of the school, day care, and / or bus company that resulted in such a traumatic situation for this 7 year old girl and her family. While tragedy was avoided, this incident will be a good teaching point for the school, day care center, and bus company so that similar incidents are avoided in the future. You can read more about this story at Mother States that Daughter Was Dropped Off At Wrong Stop Without Any Supervision.
Child safety starts at home. A good article was posted at the website – www.doityourself.com on the issue of child proof door locks. Unfortunately, many children are injured in the home every day. Many of these personal injuries result when a child wanders out of the home or into an area of the home where the child does not belong. Installing appropriate child proof locks can provide a toddler / child from the every day dangers that present themselves in the home. Providing child proof door locks is one step among many that a parent, caregiver, and day care owner can take to prevent injuries to children. See 
A mother in Cantebury, Connecticut was recently arrested after she left her 11 year old daughter home alone for a week. The child’s lack of supervision was discovered after she missed school. The mother initially claimed that she was visiting the State of Florida due to a death in the family but later admitted she was in Florida to see her boyfriend. Most people would probably agree that 11 year old children need supervision and that one week is way too long to leave a child to take care of herself. Others may argue that 11 year olds are mature enough to take care of themselves for this period of time. Fortunately, the 11 year old Connecticut girl did not suffer any personal injuries but one must wonder how the 11 year old feels about having a mother leave her for a week to visit a boyfriend. It was reported that the 11 year old girl went to live with her father in New York following this incident. You can see a video about this story at 
A young girl recently accompanied her mother to Washington Dulles airport to pick up a friend who was arriving from Argentina. A Customs and Border Protection K-9 unit dog that was undergoing training suddenly attacked the girl, knocking her over and clamping down on her pelvis. The dog refused to release, and was eventually subdued by its handler. The girl’s mother was also bitten by the dog when she tried to help her daughter. According to witnesses, the child did nothing to provoke the dog.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, every five days a child dies in the United States from choking on food. That makes choking the number one cause of death for children under fourteen, although children under four are most at risk.
A mother’s piercing screams brought the Washington state high school wrestling championships to a sudden halt in Tacoma recently. The woman’s seventeen month old child had just slipped through a gap in the bleachers at the Tacoma Dome, and had fallen twenty to thirty feet to the concrete below.
A minivan carrying six passengers recently blew a tire while travelling on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, Illinois. The minivan spun out of control and slammed into a semi truck trailer. A nine year old girl, a thirteen year old boy, and an adult were ejected from the minivan when it crashed. None of the three were wearing a seatbelt. All three were taken to the hospital and are in critical condition.
A former Gaffney South Carolina police officer recently pleaded guilty to child abuse charges involving the son of his former wife. Wilbert Jamison was sentenced to 90 days in jail or a fine of $500 plus one year probation with 50 hours of required community service. Mr. Jamison opted to pay the fine rather than serve the 90 day jail sentence. It was reported by a local television station that Jamison denied hitting the boy with a belt as a alleged by the boy’s mother. Jamison did admit to making the boy run laps in the backyard as punishment when the boy got in trouble at school for alleged stealing. See 
Fourteen year old Ke-Marice Hunt of Dallas Texas, had been terrorized by bullies at school for at least a month, ever since he started classes at Jackson Middle School. His grandmother, Robin Brooks, and mother, Lisa Brooks, taught the boy to run away if there was more than one kid after him; they did not want him getting into a fight.