A Massachusetts 8-year-old is recovering after a massive light post fell on him during recess at Downey Elementary School in Brockton Wednesday morning.
A Massachusetts 8-year-old is recovering after a massive light post fell on him during recess at Downey Elementary School in Brockton Wednesday morning.
"It still makes me upset to talk about it," said Melissa Rivera, the mother of Lamont Collins. "He could have been seriously hurt."
She says her son was simply leaning on a lamp post with a rusty base.
Several teachers rushed to help the young boy who was taken to the hospital as a precaution. No one from Brockton Public Schools would answer necn's questions. But a statement says some of the light poles at Downey date back to the 1970s, and 15 lamp posts with rusty bases have been removed.
"We don't want our kids to be playing around dangerous materials," said parent Roxanne Mather.
Mather says there is even more unsafe aging infrastructure at the school.
"I just feel like it shouldn't have happened, and I hope it doesn't happen again. the problem just needs to be resolved," said Rivera, who is keeping her son out of school for the time being.
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She hopes more changes are on the way. The school district says new lamp posts have been ordered and will be replaced shortly.
