5 year old AvaLynn was nearly disfigured when she was allegedly attacked by another pupil at her Elementary school in Mississippi this week. The most bizarre thing about this story is that the school is maintaining that she was not attacked, rather she got the horrific injuries in an accident while playing on the playground. Makes no sense. This looks more like a vicious attack to me. Her mother and other relatives have opened a Facebook page for the young girl to tell what happened to her and share photos of her injuries, while seeking for justice. Below is what they wrote on the Facebook page about the incident... "On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, Lacey Harris was called to come pick up her daughter at Arlington Elementary School in Pascagoula, Mississippi, because AvaLynn had been injured in an accident. The sight Lacey found when she got to Ava's school was a parents' nightmare: her face swollen, cut, and bruised beyond recognition." Lacey rushed Ava to the family pediatrician, who burst into tears upon seeing the Ava's battered visage.
Fortunately, the doctor determined
that it is unlikely that Ava would have any permanent physical damage.
Mental and emotional damage is another story altogether.
AvaLynn informed Lacey that she was assaulted by another student: that
she was kicked repeatedly in the face until she fell off of the slide
on the school's playground.
The school informed Lacey were no teachers present when the incident
occurred, and because of that, no one could prove whether or not
another student had harmed Ava.
After days of Lacey, friends, and family members reaching out to local
news stations and to Facebook and other social media bodies, the
school finally released a statement: AvaLynn was injured as the result
of an accident, one that involved no other children. Although a police
report was filed, Pascagoula Police Department states that they are
not investigating the situation.
The school basically claims that Ava injured herself, as all the
photos depicting her injuries will debunk. The local PD claims that
there has been no criminal act, which the injury photos also disprove.
So now we've taken this to Facebook, asking everyone out there to
please share this page, to please share AvaLynn's story.
We need this to reach as many people as possible so that this little
girl will not go without justice.
Please share this with your friends, your relatives, and all your
local news outlets. Please help us get the answers and the justice
that our little angel deserves.
The Pascagoula School District issued the following statement about
the incident:
"A student was injured while playing on the playground at Arlington
Elementary School Tuesday afternoon. School officials responded to the
situation. The parent was contacted and the student received medical
treatment. No other children were involved in the incident. The
Pascagoula School District remains committed to the safety of all its
students."
The mother of the girl, Lacey Harris (pictured above with AvaLynn),
wrote on Friday night:
"As much as my heart is broken for my daughter, I am also amazed by
the outpouring of love and support from our family, friends, Oasis
church family and our community. Thank you so much for your concern,
kind words, prayers, thoughts, shares, and donation. We ask that you
continue these kind gestures."
How do you fall and receive such injuries? This school should be
temporarily shut down pending investigation.
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