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Diasabra 18 Juni 2022

Alaska kids served sealant instead of milk at school program

to eat. large pouches of milk that
were also in cardboard box-
Shortly after, children be- es.”
gan complaining that the
milk tasted bad and caused “We don’t know how that
burning sensations in their happened, but they were all
mouths and throats. put on the same pallet,” she
said. “That pallet was deliv-
After school district and con- ered, and the assumption was
tract personnel looked at the that it was milk because that’s
container label, it was dis- what we thought was being
covered the clear plastic bag delivered.”
of milk that had been placed
in the dispenser was actually Part of the investigation will
a floor sealant that resembles be to determine why food
the milk. items were stored in the same
building as chemicals.
Poison control officials were
contacted as well as parents. There was no odor or chemi-
Two of the children who cal smell to the sealant, but
were picked up by their par- school standards dictate that
ents may have sought medi- any chemical used must have
cal advice, the district said. a low ingestion risk.

Weiss said the milk and the “That was true of the seal-
floor sealant, which is also a ant, so our students are do-
milky, white substance, both ing fine,” she said. A couple
come in large plastic bags of children still had upset
that are stored inside card- stomachs Tuesday evening,
(AP) — A dozen chil- a hospital after the Tuesday board boxes. For the milk, but many others were feeling
dren and two adults were morning incident in Juneau, The incident happened while the pouch is removed from well, she said.
served floor sealant in- Superintendent Bridget students in the day care pro- the box and placed inside the
stead of milk at a day care Weiss said. gram at Sitʼ Eeti Shaanáxʼ- dispenser to serve with meals The sealant was removed and
summer program at an Glacier Valley Elementary instead of in cartons. placed in chemical storage,
Alaska elementary school Juneau police are leading the in Alaska’s capital city were and the school district had a
after containers were ap- investigation of how the mix- served breakfast. The pro- Both the milk and sealant state food inspector on site
parently mixed up, the up occurred, “not really be- gram is for kids ages 5 to 12. were stored at a district com- Wednesday morning to verify
school district superinten- cause we believe there’s any- modity storage site off cam- all proper protocols were in
dent said Wednesday. thing criminal or mal-intent All food items including milk pus. place.
at this point, but we do want from a dispenser were pro-
Several students complained a thorough investigation of vided by a contractor and Weiss said that somehow, “We are up and running to-
of burning sensations in their what happened, how it hap- served by staff. The break- boxes with sealant in large day,” she said.
mouth and throats, and at pened, and they’re trained fast items were put on trays, pouches were “stored or
least one child was treated at investigators,” Weiss said. which students took to tables moved on the same pallet as

Michigan cop charged with murder in Lyoya’s death is fired

(AP) — A Michigan police family buried their son in the traffic stops and foot chases bond Friday.
officer charged with mur- Lyoya, a Black man, was killed middle of the rain.” that led to arrests and the sei-
der after shooting Patrick at the end of a traffic stop on zure of guns and drugs. Grand Rapids, population
Lyoya in the back of the April 4. He ran and physically Schurr’s personnel file shows about 200,000, is 160 miles
head has been fired, offi- resisted Schurr after failing to no complaints of excessive He spent a night in jail before (260 kilometers) west of De-
cials said Wednesday. produce a driver’s license. force but much praise for being released on $100,000 troit.
Christopher Schurr, a Grand Schurr, who is white, claimed
Rapids officer for seven years, Lyoya had control of his Taser
waived his right to a hearing when he shot him. Defense
and was dismissed, effective lawyers said the officer feared
last Friday, said City Manager for his safety.
Mark Washington.
The confrontation and shoot-
Schurr’s dismissal was rec- ing were recorded on video.
ommended by police Chief Schurr, 31, had been on leave
Eric Winstrom after a sec- while state police investi-
ond-degree murder charge gated the shooting and pros-
was filed Thursday. ecutor Chris Becker decided
whether to pursue charges.
Washington declined further
comment, noting the crimi- Lyoya’s parents had long
nal case and a likely lawsuit called for Schurr to be fired.
over Lyoya’s death.
“Two words: about time.
Schurr’s attorney, Matt Bor- What took so long?” the fam-
gula, said he wasn’t repre- ily’s attorney, Ven Johnson,
senting the officer in the la- said. “They knew this was
bor matter and had no com- excessive force and they put
ment. him on paid leave while the