What is the name of your state? Indiana
My son was given 60 days at Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Villiage for taking pills from a neibors house. Another kid got a VCR tape and broke it to make a knife. He acted like he was taking a shower but was making this knife. My son was closest to the bathroom door and so when the kid came out he grabed my son in a head lock and put the knife to his neck and told the guards to unlock the door. They told him no and so he cut my sons neck. There were 5 workers watching and not one tried to help my son. My son kept trying to get away finally from start to finish the SWAT team got the other kid. Total time was about 45 minutes. Someone had called an ambulance and when they got there one of the workers stated he didnt know why they were called he's fine and sent them away without even looking at my son. The next day my son called me and told me what happened. I talked to his case worker and she felt his nose wasnt broken but would get an xray. Then did a catscan to his head. He ended up with superficial cuts to his neck above each eye on his hands above his ear. broken nose. Knots on forehead and head. My problem is with why noone helped him and why they didnt take him to the hospital. Do I have any legal rights since he's under age. I've thought about a law suit against the center because I dont feel they protected him or seek medical treating.
My son was given 60 days at Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Villiage for taking pills from a neibors house. Another kid got a VCR tape and broke it to make a knife. He acted like he was taking a shower but was making this knife. My son was closest to the bathroom door and so when the kid came out he grabed my son in a head lock and put the knife to his neck and told the guards to unlock the door. They told him no and so he cut my sons neck. There were 5 workers watching and not one tried to help my son. My son kept trying to get away finally from start to finish the SWAT team got the other kid. Total time was about 45 minutes. Someone had called an ambulance and when they got there one of the workers stated he didnt know why they were called he's fine and sent them away without even looking at my son. The next day my son called me and told me what happened. I talked to his case worker and she felt his nose wasnt broken but would get an xray. Then did a catscan to his head. He ended up with superficial cuts to his neck above each eye on his hands above his ear. broken nose. Knots on forehead and head. My problem is with why noone helped him and why they didnt take him to the hospital. Do I have any legal rights since he's under age. I've thought about a law suit against the center because I dont feel they protected him or seek medical treating.