'Unimaginable tragedy': Teen dies after being found unresponsive at Ontario school
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The family of an Ontario teen with special needs who died after being found unresponsive at his high school is planning legal action while seeking answers following an "unimaginable tragedy," their lawyer said Friday.
The family of an Ontario teen with special needs who died after being found unresponsive at his high school is planning legal action while seeking answers following an "unimaginable tragedy," their lawyer said Friday.
Sixteen-year-old Landyn Ferris was found alone and unresponsive in a sensory room at Trenton High School on May 14, said Josh Nisker, who is representing the teen's family.
Paramedics were called to the scene and tried to resuscitate Ferris, the lawyer said. The boy was then brought to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
"They're obviously beside themselves," Nisker said of the family. "It's an unimaginable tragedy for them to experience."
Nisker said Ferris had Dravet Syndrome, a form of epilepsy. He said the family has "very little information" about what happened at the school.
"All we know is that he was found at the end of the school day, cold and unresponsive, having been left in that room alone for some time," he said.
Nisker said Ferris was at risk of seizures while sleeping. He said Brenda Davis, Ferris's mother, had previously expressed concerns to the school about the teen napping and had asked that he be properly supervised.
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