Lawsuit filed after teachers ignore collapsed boy during recess.
TL;DR
The parents of a five-year-old boy who died after collapsing during school recess in Connecticut have filed a lawsuit against the town of West Hartford and its board of education. The lawsuit claims that teachers thought Romeo Pierre Louis was "playing dead" and did not attend to him for eight minutes, leading to his death from a rare heart condition. The parents' attorney said the death was "completely and totally avoidable." The lawsuit alleges negligence on the part of the teachers and claims that Louis' parents were unaware of his condition.
- Teachers ignored collapsed boy, thought playing acting, died: lawsuit Insider
- Parents of Romeo Pierre Louis file lawsuit in West Hartford, Conn. The Washington Post
- Conn. teachers thought 5-year-old boy who collapsed during recess was just 'playing dead': lawsuit New York Post
- Teachers thought a 5-year-old who collapsed during recess was 'playing dead'. They left him for 8 minutes with the delay costing his life, new lawsuit says Yahoo News
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