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<\/p>\nThe district is also seeking an independent, outside entity to review safety equipment and emergency response measures. <\/p>\n
LINDALE, Texas \u2014 Texas Rangers are conducting a formal investigation into the death of eight-year-old Adrian Thompson, who experienced a medical emergency at Velma Penny Elementary School in Lindale.<\/p>\n
In a message sent to Lindale ISD families, the district said it is cooperating with the Texas Rangers and is committed to sharing the findings with the Thompson family and the Lindale community.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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According to the statement, Adrian Thompson experienced a choking incident at school that led to lifesaving efforts by the school nurse. The statement said these efforts included the Heimlich maneuver, a LifeVac device, and then CPR. Adrian was later transported for medical treatment, and was pronounced dead at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n
The district is also seeking an independent, outside entity to review safety equipment and emergency response measures. The statement said the district will develop a strategic plan to strengthen and expand emergency response training for all staff members.<\/p>\n
“We welcome this evaluation so that we may identify both our strengths and any possible areas where improvements can be made,” Superintendent Stan Surratt wrote in a statement to parents. “We are committed to transparency and will share this report with the Thompson family, our staff, parents, and community.”<\/p>\n
“As we continue to process this tremendous loss, Adrian’s family, the teachers, the staff of Velma Penny Elementary, and the entire Lindale ISD community remain in mourning,” Surratt said.<\/p>\n
Surratt also wrote that Lindale ISD has lifesaving devices, safety measures, and procedures in place to respond to medical emergencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We pray that no family or our school community ever has to endure a tragedy like this again,” Surratt said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The district is also seeking an independent, outside entity to review safety equipment and emergency response measures. LINDALE,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-262296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}