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 |
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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