{"id":1087,"date":"2011-06-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/2011\/06\/28\/georgia-daycare-center-facing-charges-in-death-of-2-year-old-left-in-their-care\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T16:49:00","slug":"georgia-daycare-center-facing-charges-in-death-of-2-year-old-left-in-their-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/blog\/georgia-daycare-center-facing-charges-in-death-of-2-year-old-left-in-their-care\/","title":{"rendered":"GA Daycare Center Facing Charges in Death of 2 Year Old"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just this week on June 21, Marlo\u2019s Magnificent Early Learning Center in Jonesboro, Georgia made a mistake that ended in tragedy for a 2 year old girl. The center\u2019s van had just returned from a field trip and had unloaded the children but overlooked Jasmin Green, who may have been sleeping, locking her in the van. They did not notice that she was missing for over 2 hours. Outside temperatures that day were in the mid 90\u2019s. When they finally noticed she was missing, they began searching for her and found her in the van. She was non-responsive and was transported to a local hospital where she died<\/a>. Marlo\u2019s child care center has been cited in the past for failing to do proper vehicle checks at the completion of field trips.<\/p>\n

Each year in the U.S. about 40 children die from hyperthermia after being left in hot cars during the summer.<\/strong> Most of these tragic cases occurred because children were forgotten about. But in about 25% of these cases a parent or caregiver knowingly left the child in the vehicle because they were sleeping and they did not want to disturb them.<\/p>\n

Leaving Children In Hot Cars: About 40 Deaths Annually<\/h2>\n

Researchers have found that when the outside air temperature is 90 degrees, the air inside a car can rise to 133 degrees within an hour. Children are especially susceptible to hot temperatures because their small bodies are not as efficient at regulating their temperature and they also get hot at a faster rate than an adult.<\/p>\n

Be safe. When traveling in a car with children:<\/strong><\/p>\n