2 Richmond Montessori School teachers no longer employed after toddler wanders onto Parham Road
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – A Montessori school in Henrico County says two teachers are no longer with the school after a toddler walked away from his class and into traffic before being saved. The toddler wandered from his class at the Richmond Montessori School and onto Parham Road on Nov. 22, where he was saved by a Good Samaritan, per the school’s statement. “A toddler was able to wander away from his class and was rescued by a Good Samaritan in traffic on Parham Road,” the statement read. “We will be eternally grateful to this individual.” The school said it is “deeply troubled by” the incident and that it plans to conduct a campus safety audit and immediately implement additional safety measures. The teachers responsible for the child’s safety are no longer with the school, per the school, a move that came after an independent investigation. Per its statement, here are the new safety measures implemented by the school in the wake of the incident: Any outdoor activities outside of a fenced area, including nature walks, have been suspended pending the completion of our safety audit Add more fencing or barriers to campus to prevent any student from wandering towards Parham Road in the future All staff will receive additional safety training “We recognize that every day, our parents entrust us with their children, and we take that responsibility and partnership seriously,” the school’s statement said. “We intend to maintain that trust by learning from this incident and making the changes we have outlined.” A Henrico police spokesperson told 8News that its Special Victims Unit detectives got an alert from Child Protective Services on Monday “about an incident involving a juvenile running in traffic on E. Parham Road.” “Our detectives will work with CPS to determine if there are any criminal violations,” the police spokesperson wrote in an email.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – A Montessori school in Henrico County says two teachers are no longer with the school after a toddler walked away from his class and into traffic before being saved.
The toddler wandered from his class at the Richmond Montessori School and onto Parham Road on Nov. 22, where he was saved by a Good Samaritan, per the school’s statement.
“A toddler was able to wander away from his class and was rescued by a Good Samaritan in traffic on Parham Road,” the statement read. “We will be eternally grateful to this individual.”
The school said it is “deeply troubled by” the incident and that it plans to conduct a campus safety audit and immediately implement additional safety measures. The teachers responsible for the child’s safety are no longer with the school, per the school, a move that came after an independent investigation.
Per its statement, here are the new safety measures implemented by the school in the wake of the incident:
- Any outdoor activities outside of a fenced area, including nature walks, have been suspended pending the completion of our safety audit
- Add more fencing or barriers to campus to prevent any student from wandering towards Parham Road in the future
- All staff will receive additional safety training
“We recognize that every day, our parents entrust us with their children, and we take that responsibility and partnership seriously,” the school’s statement said. “We intend to maintain that trust by learning from this incident and making the changes we have outlined.”
A Henrico police spokesperson told 8News that its Special Victims Unit detectives got an alert from Child Protective Services on Monday “about an incident involving a juvenile running in traffic on E. Parham Road.”
“Our detectives will work with CPS to determine if there are any criminal violations,” the police spokesperson wrote in an email.
