UPDATE : Government Education Minister Ruel Reid to help child injured in school accident in Westmoreland, Jamaica.

BY KIMONE FRANCIS Observer staff reporter francisk@jamaicaobserver.com  Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Education Minister Ruel Reid yesterday said that the seven-year-old boy whose eye was damaged while at school is to receive State assistance.
Ruel Reid
Reid, whose statement came after Monday's Jamaica Observer front-page story, said that he has received a report from Unity Primary School in Strathbogie, Westmoreland, about the incident, which took place on September 12.
7 y-o Odane Martin
“We're very sorry about the incident. From the report I've seen they were not clear how the accident occurred. However, to the extent that the youngster was injured while in school the State has to take some responsibility,” he told the Observer.
Grade 2 student Odane Martin was left blind in his right eye after a child he was standing behind frantically threw a stick in his direction when the “break bell” rang.
His mother, Kemola Heaven, told the Observer that she was only given a cheque for $20,000 from the school's principal to cover Odane's medical bills.
But she said she has so far spent in excess of $100,000 on doctor's visits, medication and hospital stays for her son.
Yesterday, Reid said that the matter has been referred to the Attorney General's office for a ruling. more

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