State rules, if followed, should have prevented child’s death in hot bus
According to state inspections of Kid University, this is at least the second time officials there failed to properly examine a vehicle after children were onboard, although no one was injured in the previous incident. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
If followed properly, Tennessee regulations should have prevented the death of 6-year-old Winter Jones, a nonverbal, autistic child who her father said was left on a childcare bus for hours Thursday as the temperatures hit 99 degrees.
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childcare hot cars child death extreme heat Kid UniversityJody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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