<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3KQW4o_1H4FwrPg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3KQW4o_1H4FwrPg00" width="800" height="450" >CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The night 7-year-old Ngone Talla died after becoming unresponsive on a Cincinnati Public Schools bus, Superintendent Shauna Murphy told board members that First Student’s chief executive had said the driver and monitor did not secure the child properly, emails obtained by Local 12 show.In a statement Friday, the district said Murphy’s Sept. 16 message reflected the information available to CPS that evening. The Hamilton County Coroner has since ruled Talla’s death accidental.“I spoke with Mr. John Kenning from First Student. He shared the driver and monitor on Ngone’s bus did not strap her on appropriately, causing her death,” Murphy wrote to board members at 8:39 p.m., according to the emails.The message followed a call from Kenning, First Student’s CEO. In a voicemail to Murphy at about 8 p.m., he said the company was dealing with a “tragic event” and asked her to call him. The emails do not establish how Kenning reached his conclusion or what information he had at the time.Talla, a nonverbal student who used a wheelchair, was found unresponsive on the bus Sept. 16 after leaving Roselawn Condon School. She died after the bus arrived at her Northside home.The coroner later listed the cause of death as positional asphyxiation and the manner as accidental. The report said Talla’s body shifted in her wheelchair, leaving her torso turned to the right and her neck and chin compressed by the seat belt and restraint system. It also cited a delay in care before emergency responders arrived as a contributing factor.“Ngone Talla was a beloved child, and her death remains devastating for her family and the Roselawn Condon community,” the district said in its statement. “We continue to hold Ngone’s family and the Roselawn Condon community close as they navigate this unimaginable loss.”Emails also document communications about surveillance video from the bus. On Sept. 22, First Student attorney Jason Snyder told CPS officials the company had preserved the video and provided it to Cincinnati police. He offered to arrange a time for district officials to view it. The emails show CPS staff later working to schedule a viewing with Murphy and the attorney.In a Sept. 17 email to board members, Murphy said CPS crisis support had been provided at Roselawn Condon and would return the next day. She also wrote that the district was directing questions about the cause of death, the investigation and bus procedures to First Student, the coroner and Cincinnati police.The district’s statement does not address the circumstances of the bus ride beyond clarifying that Murphy’s message reflected information available to CPS at the time.Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education President Brandon Craig issued the following statement to Local 12:"On behalf of the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education, I want to continue to express our deepest sympathies to the family following this unimaginable tragedy. Our thoughts remain with them, and we recognize that no family should ever have to experience such a loss.It is critically important that a thorough review take place so that we have a clear and accurate understanding of the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. We owe that to the family, our students, and the community. The Board will not rush to judgment or make determinations before that process is complete. We must allow the review to guide our understanding of what occurred and inform any appropriate next steps. However, the District remains vigilant in our efforts to ensure that all of our students are safe not only when they are in our care at the building, but also as they travel to and from school each day.Questions regarding the discipline or employment status of the vendor’s employees are personnel matters that fall within the vendor’s responsibility. Those decisions are not within the Board’s role, and I cannot speak on the vendor’s behalf. Our focus remains on ensuring that the District fulfills its responsibility to our students and that the appropriate review is completed."First Student also shared the following statement: "The conversation between our CEO and the superintendent took place on the evening of the incident, as our CEO reached out immediately given the tragic circumstances. At that point, no investigation had taken place, and many facts were still unknown. The characterization of the conversation does not reflect the circumstances surrounding the incident or the findings subsequently outlined in the coroner's report. We remain committed to working collaboratively with the district and cooperating fully with authorities as we continue to seek answers." </div></body>

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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The night 7-year-old Ngone Talla died after becoming unresponsive on a Cincinnati Public Schools bus, Superintendent Shauna Murphy told board members that First Student’s chief executive had said the driver and monitor did not secure the child properly, emails obtained by Local 12 show. In a...

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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The night 7-year-old Ngone Talla died after becoming unresponsive on a Cincinnati Public Schools bus, Superintendent Shauna Murphy told

Superintendent told board bus staff failed to secure CPS student before death, emails show

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