How in the world can this happen? Warning - graphic photo.

[Live and Learn]

A 5-year-old girl was beat up on a playground at school so bad, that she sustained severe injuries. The incident happened Tuesday in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Gulf Live reports that the student is Avalynn, as indicated on social media sites. Her mother, Lacey Harris, filed a police report Thursday alleging that another child kicked her daughter on the slide. Pascagoula Police Department Lt. Jim Roe says at this time “there’s no indication something criminal took place. I have spoken with school security and an assistant superintendent is investigating the matter.”

As photos clearly show, Avalynn has a number of contusions on her eyes and to the right-side of her face. She has excessive swelling that prevents her right eye from opening. The top of her lip is swollen as well.

snip> This is what the Facebook page reads:

“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.”

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[lpbk2713]

1. The world we live in disgusts me some times.

We are making today the world our children and grandchilren will occupy tomorrow.

[Live and Learn]

2. I really can't understand how there could be no teachers present

with kindergartners on a playground. It's a recipe for disaster.

[lpbk2713]

5. There should have been supervision.

If for no other reason than these are Kindergarteners and it is the first week or two of school.

There's no excuse for this lack of supervision.

[cyberswede]

3. Could you please add a graphic warning to your thread title?

The image might be a trigger for some people.

[Live and Learn]

4. I wasn't spared the graphic image myself but will do as you request. nt

[Delmette]

6. What they really mean..

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.”

This really means that they don't care who did this or they are protecting someone.

[silverweb]

7. Exactly.

[Live and Learn]

8. I can't for the life of me see how they think that is acceptable.

How in the heck can you have have young children on playground equipment with no supervision?

[Delmette]

12. You don't go without supervision

When I was in school and when my boys were in school there was always playground supervision. I can't imagine that anything has changed.

[cui bono]

13. Yes. Or else they should be fired for incompetence and prosecuted for endangerment.

It that's possible.

[Journeyman]

9. Nothing in the article about Staff interviewing the other children. . .

bad enough, no adults on Staff were supervising the playground, especially in the first days of a new year, but to not investigate and pass it off as a "if a tree falls in the forest and no one's there" sort of bullshit, is par for the course from my experience with school teachers.

Probably a great deal of truth in an earlier post here that Staff is protecting someone.

[L0oniX]

10. Another case of a child beating themselves up?

Do they even admit that the child was beaten? Lawsuit time!

[obxhead]

14. She fell off the slide.

The tread marks on her skin from a shoe is inconclusive.

Had this been a white child we would be hearing about teachers and school admin being fired as well as every student on the playground being questioned with arrests made.

I weep for us, I weep for what we should be.

[savannah43]

18. I weep for what some of us are.

[AMAR0113]

19. I read she fell off the slide too.

I can't remember where I read this, but I will try to find it. I also read in the same story that no other children were involved.

[lunasun]

28. Oh those two fisted slides are very dangerous !

[sheshe2]

11. WTF!

Roe says the Pascagoula Police Department isn’t actively investigating the incident. The girl was beat up on the playground and it seems the matter is being handled as something kids do while at recess during school. The school is looking into the issue because this kind of “rough” treatment by kids can’t be tolerated. The kindergarten student’s mother wants to see better supervision on the playground since no seems to know what happened to her daughter.

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This is something that kids do...? Really? They kick a 5 year old in the face multiple times? Looking at her sweet face, they sure didn't pull back on those kicks. That is just vicious.

I will address the lack of supervision later. I think I am going to be sick now.

[exboyfil]

29. I don't know what happened in this case

but when my older daughter was in 7th grade she was tripped walking down the hallway at the Junior High and did a header onto a tile floor. She got a knot on her forehead, but the bruising actually settled into her eyes. She looked a lot like this girl does except for the bruising going lower on this girl's right cheek. We did not expect it, but interesting enough one blow can lead to bruising like this.

The one fall affected her cognitive ability for a time, and she is still not as sharp in math as she once was (her and my perception). Head injuries can be very serious.

Absolutely no excuse for not monitoring children at play. That is the job of teachers. I would like to know class size for these grades. My daughter's elementary ranged from 22 to 29 students/teacher, and I was always very satisfied with the monitoring the teachers did.

[OLDMADAM]

42. Think again..

Your question is not at all relevant.. "I would like to know class size for these grades?" The article clearly states that there was NO ADULT SUPERVISION, not inadequate supervision.. What difference does the class size matter.. There has been teacher supervision with Kindergarten Classes since I entered teaching 40 years ago.. There is clearly much more to this story, whether we get the facts is clearly another story.. Somtin Stinks..

[exboyfil]

43. Underfunded school with 40

kids per class might have a bearing on eyes available to see what happened in the playground. Kids are far more carefully watched now days than they were when I was that age. I remember being in more than one very long school fight as a 3rd or 4th grader. I also played tackle football during recess at that age. Can you imagine that happening today?

You only have the mother's quote to substantiate that there was no supervision. That may be true or it may not be true. If it is the case then obviously the school is at significant fault and is in violation of procedures that should lead to punishment for those responsible.

[onecaliberal]

15. The mother should file suit against the

District for failing to protect her daughter. They might suddenly find out who the perpetrator was. This is unacceptable.

[Lex]

21. Discovery is a powerful tool in a lawsuit and helps sort out the facts

sometimes through sworn depositions and official documents.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

23. Yes, when you turn over your child to the school

that's when the school becomes responsible for the child's wellbeing.

[onecaliberal]

33. Definitely.

Their explanation is simply not acceptable. I hope the mother gets an attorney immediately and pupils her daughter out of that school until it can be determined who assaulted her. This is so far beyond the pale.

[daleanime]

16. Sweet Lord.....

this has got to stop.

[cantbeserious]

17. I Grow More Weary Of The World Daily

eom

[ReRe]

20. Yeah right... no one witnessed it so it didn't happen...

... she just fell off the slide? She received "medical treatment." Where did she get medical treatment, and when? By the school nurse or at a hospital?

Sue the GD school, the county, even the effing state. And for God's sake don't take her back to that incompetent school!

Somebody send that picture to PO. Wake up, America!

[TNNurse]

22. In what incompetent school

Are children not supervised on a playground? Surely this is not policy anywhere? Some school officials who allowed this need to lose their jobs, their license to teach and I am fond of lots of community service, that is after they pay for this child's healthcare.

[bvf]

24. Jeezus! Criminal negligence. Child endangerment.

The school administration must be held accountable. How could any parent continue to send their child their otherwise?

[Kablooie]

25. So the child that did this will believe there are no consequences and it's fine.

So she/he will feel free to do it to someone else.

Not the best education coming from that school.

[Dragonfli]

40. The perfect candidate to become a "peace officer" someday

where the abusive child may grow into abusive adulthood and continue to experience that there are no consequences for such actions.
Only in America (or some other third world country) could such a dream be realized.

[William769]

26. Because there are mean people in the world.

[freshwest]

34. I noticed, William, I always have. And yes, tears for those abused. And forgotten.

[William769]

35. Agreed.

[GeorgeGist]

27. If no teachers are present ...

can Lacey kick the shit out of the principal?

[the_sly_pig]

30. Taxes equal freedom.

The less taxes the more freedom. Our educational system has been gutted by gluttons. Where do people think pay for teachers and playground attendants comes from?

No one should be surprised that unsupervised children hurt each other.

[AverageJoe90]

31. Oh, that poor sweet little girl. ='(

I wish I could hug poor AvaLynn right now.

[octoberlib]

32. This makes my heart break. There should have been supervision on that

playground. It doesn't make any sense.

[freshwest]

36. Even sans brain injury, her brain is rewired from trauma. Happens more than folks wanna know.

And if Mom tries to take her out of classes, the state will no doubt jail the Mom for breaking truancy laws. Poor little angels, they are always the prey of others.

[fadedrose]

37. Posting this may stir the right people

into being guardian angels, I hope so.

This kid needs more than another child being punished. I hope someone way smarter and powerful than us will be moved into action that will fix this little angel and prevent any more beatings like this.

So so sad . . .

[Schema Thing]

38. Well that's just the thing isn't it? The people passing around this photo, yourself included

haven't got a fucking clue how it happened.

[Live and Learn]

39. You are right. And that is what is unacceptable.

How can a school not know how a kindergartner was so severely injured? Kindly explain to me how any parent could feel at ease sending their child back to school after having such an unexplained injury.

If a child came to school looking like that, the authorities would be called and the parents would have lots of explaining to do.

As far as the post is concerned, this is a news article and DU is a fine place to post it. I do not know why are you are so upset about it being posted but I can't pretend to really care either.

[Tireman]

41. I call bullshit...

This child was beaten by an adult to cover SOMETHING up. I refuse to believe that this could go unnoticed on a playground. I am guessing more will come out of this story once CS gets involved...

[exboyfil]

44. You should have seen my daughter's face

after she did a header onto a tile floor in 7th grade. She started with a knot on her forehead. After a couple of days both of her eyes swelled and bruised in the same fashion as this little girl. It was unexpected, and I was frankly nervous being out in public with my daughter because it sure look like she had been abused.