Electric dangers at SSMA

[Anonymous]

Today a child at SSMA was playing on the playground and got electrocuted by live wires. Ambulance and fire department was called.

The culprit was apparently an outdoor outlet that is broken and the wires were exposed.

How on earth does this school stay open?

[Anonymous]

It is unacceptable to leave *live wires* exposed at any school, but even more so at an elementary school. Shut them down!

[Anonymous]

That is so alarming. They need to shut the school down and do a full inspection of safety.

[Anonymous]

Are the teachers not required to check the premises before the children go out? Maybe even walk around and watch what the children are touching. Most schools require their staff to take a safety class. As a parent imagine receiving that phone call. This is absolutely unacceptable! Heath and safety should go do an anonymous visit and shut them down!

[Anonymous]

At least close the school long enough for a sweep. To make sure the environment is ok and the problem fixed. A child getting hurt like that is unacceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are the teachers not required to check the premises before the children go out? Maybe even walk around and watch what the children are touching. Most schools require their staff to take a safety class. As a parent imagine receiving that phone call. This is absolutely unacceptable! Heath and safety should go do an anonymous visit and shut them down!

I agree that this is unacceptable, AND health and safety should get involved. I find it hard to blame the teacher for not checking for live wires.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are the teachers not required to check the premises before the children go out? Maybe even walk around and watch what the children are touching. Most schools require their staff to take a safety class. As a parent imagine receiving that phone call. This is absolutely unacceptable! Heath and safety should go do an anonymous visit and shut them down!

I agree that this is unacceptable, AND health and safety should get involved. I find it hard to blame the teacher for not checking for live wires.

In the health and safety courses for teachers they actually talk about looking for live wires, exposed nails, splinters, any piles, and other things. Is it always the first thing on the teachers radar no but should they know when something needs to be repaired and to keep the children away.

[Anonymous]

The parents should sue the beejeesus out of the school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are the teachers not required to check the premises before the children go out? Maybe even walk around and watch what the children are touching. Most schools require their staff to take a safety class. As a parent imagine receiving that phone call. This is absolutely unacceptable! Heath and safety should go do an anonymous visit and shut them down!

I agree that this is unacceptable, AND health and safety should get involved. I find it hard to blame the teacher for not checking for live wires.

In the health and safety courses for teachers they actually talk about looking for live wires, exposed nails, splinters, any piles, and other things. Is it always the first thing on the teachers radar no but should they know when something needs to be repaired and to keep the children away.

I’ve been a DC teacher for a long time and have never had any health and safety classes.

[Anonymous]

Omg. Is the child going to be ok? I thought I remember another thread about shining stars being on a serious downward spiral post-pandemic. This has got to be the end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are the teachers not required to check the premises before the children go out? Maybe even walk around and watch what the children are touching. Most schools require their staff to take a safety class. As a parent imagine receiving that phone call. This is absolutely unacceptable! Heath and safety should go do an anonymous visit and shut them down!

I agree that this is unacceptable, AND health and safety should get involved. I find it hard to blame the teacher for not checking for live wires.

In the health and safety courses for teachers they actually talk about looking for live wires, exposed nails, splinters, any piles, and other things. Is it always the first thing on the teachers radar no but should they know when something needs to be repaired and to keep the children away.

I’ve been a DC teacher for a long time and have never had any health and safety classes.

+1

I’ve never walked the premises of the playground to check for live wires. I don’t think you can blame the teacher for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are the teachers not required to check the premises before the children go out? Maybe even walk around and watch what the children are touching. Most schools require their staff to take a safety class. As a parent imagine receiving that phone call. This is absolutely unacceptable! Heath and safety should go do an anonymous visit and shut them down!

I agree that this is unacceptable, AND health and safety should get involved. I find it hard to blame the teacher for not checking for live wires.

In the health and safety courses for teachers they actually talk about looking for live wires, exposed nails, splinters, any piles, and other things. Is it always the first thing on the teachers radar no but should they know when something needs to be repaired and to keep the children away.

I’ve been a DC teacher for a long time and have never had any health and safety classes.

+1

I’ve never walked the premises of the playground to check for live wires. I don’t think you can blame the teacher for this.

Agree this is a crazy thing to put on teachers. If they see one and report it, that’s nice, but it’s not their role.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are the teachers not required to check the premises before the children go out? Maybe even walk around and watch what the children are touching. Most schools require their staff to take a safety class. As a parent imagine receiving that phone call. This is absolutely unacceptable! Heath and safety should go do an anonymous visit and shut them down!

I agree that this is unacceptable, AND health and safety should get involved. I find it hard to blame the teacher for not checking for live wires.

In the health and safety courses for teachers they actually talk about looking for live wires, exposed nails, splinters, any piles, and other things. Is it always the first thing on the teachers radar no but should they know when something needs to be repaired and to keep the children away.

I’ve been a DC teacher for a long time and have never had any health and safety classes.

+1

I’ve never walked the premises of the playground to check for live wires. I don’t think you can blame the teacher for this.

Agree this is a crazy thing to put on teachers. If they see one and report it, that’s nice, but it’s not their role.

+1. Seriously, they are not doing a full sweep of the playground. They are busy enough trying to watch all the kids.

And no I’m not a teacher but a parent with no kids at the school.

[Anonymous]

Good lord.

[Anonymous]

Is the child ok? Horrible.