Parents seek answers following conflicting statements from school officials

The story first started to gain traction after the mother’s post about the incident on Instagram.

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According to WJLA, the young boy sustained severe neck and facial injuries during Friday’s incident at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School. While his parents are grateful he survived, they question how this could have occurred, especially after school officials initially told them he was “choking.” They thought it could have been an accidental lunch incident.

Parents in Charles County say their 7-yo was found 'hung' in a Maryland school bathroom. Thankfully the 2nd grader survived, but this family deserves ANSWERS as to why this happened! Student safety in schools should be a priority! What steps will the district take to ensure this… pic.twitter.com/0ygFmKxjEq

— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) November 18, 2024

The school’s principal, Carrie Burke, shared alarming details about the incident with the parents after accompanying the child in the ambulance to a nearby hospital.

“She said before she got him down, he was foaming out the mouth, unconscious, and it was from horse playing,” the boy’s mom, who remains anonymous, told WJLA. She told me they were in the bathroom playing, and my son jumped up, and his jacket got caught on the hook in the stall. That doesn’t make sense to me. A hook is 5 feet tall. My son is only 3 feet, eight [inches], and she even told me I was like, ‘horse playing?’ She said, ‘Yeah, I don’t believe it either.’ So my thing is, if you don’t believe it — why would you put that narrative out there?”

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