Furious Parents!

By Johnathan Holder

(Knight Children’s Center, September 13, 2006)- A huge accident happened in the playground near the Boston center. A small kid named Brian Polley broke his wrist while jumping off of a slide. One of the unsafe things about this situation is that there were no teachers or staff around when this incident happened.

After he fell, all the kids started to stare a Brian. Finally, one of the kids yelled for help and ran inside to find somebody who could help Brian. About seven or eight teachers came out to see what had happened to him. Luckily, one of the staff was a nurse and new exactly what to do.

The staff ended up taking Brian to the hospital as soon as they could. They found out that Brian had broken his wrist in three places. Although, that wasn’t the worst thing that could happen, Brian’s parents came bursting through the doors, dying to see if their son was okay. Brian’s parents were very furious an ended up staying at the hospital overnight.     

When Brian got out of the hospital, his parents kept him at home for the next day. They did not trust the program at that moment. For the next few weeks, Brian ended up staying at home with his dad while his mom went to work. Brian’s family chose to sue the Knight Children’s Center. Eventually, they won the lawsuit, and the Knight Children’s Center had to pay two million dollars in damage. After the program had paid the money, Brian’s family chose to transfer him to a public school. It was clear that they felt that public schools had more of a safe environment.