After disabled 6-year-old dies on bus ride to school, parents speak out about safety concerns
After a 6-year-old girl died on her way to school, New Jersey parents are speaking out about safety concerns for disabled children. A mother is demanding justice after her 6-year-old daughter died on her bus ride to school. “My daughter's passing could have and should have been prevented,” said Najmah Nash, the mother of Fajr Atiya Williams. “This was purely due to neglect and policies and procedures being disregarded,” she added. Fajr died on her bus ride to school in New Jersey’s Franklin Township when bumps in the road caused her to slump in her wheelchair, making the harness that secured her to the chair become tight around her neck and block her airways. Fajr Atiya Williams, who uses a wheelchair, died on her way to school in New Jersey after a harness on the bus blocked her airway. Courtesy Najmah Nash Fajr had a rare chromosome disorder called Emanuel syndrome, which is characterized as a developmental and learning disability that stunts growth and development, according to ...
