WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The family of a 19-year-old student with autism will receive a $2 million settlement from a Florida school district a year and a half after he choked on a chicken nugget and died.

The settlement approved by the Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday, also sets up a mandatory training program — named in honor of Kedar Williams — for principals, teachers and other employees who work with special needs students, the South Florida SunSentinel reported. “His parents are pleased not only with the settlement, but they are most proud of the fact they fought for their son and fought for a training program designed to address the deficiencies that led to Kedar’s death,” said Sia Baker-Barnes, a lawyer who represents his

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Dutch coalition building must reboot after Rutte rebuke

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9-day complete lockdown in Chhattisgarh district amid Covid surge. Details here

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Asian shares higher after S&P 500 tops 4,000 points

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Risk of mothers dying during pregnancy, childbirth rose during covid: Research

Also Read | Why Kerala may not swing this time roundThe review included studies that investigated the impact of the pandemic on maternal death rates from middle-income countries -- one from India and the other from Mexico.“Pooled analysis of data from both studies found that the risk of mothers dying during pregnancy or childbirth was increased by more than a third compared with before the pandemic (maternal death rate: during pandemic, 530/1,237,018 pregnancies vs pre-pandemic: 698/2,224,859 pregnancies)," the study said.Researchers reviewed data from 40 studies that were published between 1 January 2020 and 8 January 2021, representing 17 countries and with data from more than 6 million pregnancies.

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Maryland woman dies after getting stuck in Florida Keys hotel window

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China aims to vaccinate entire city in 5 days after outbreak

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Ontario boy, 3, back home after lost in woods for days

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Calgary Board of Education facing lawsuit over 9-year-old student who died by suicide

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The fight for racial equality after George Floyd’s death

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You can stop by this shop every day for a free doughnut after you get your COVID-19 vaccine

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Kamala Harris, second gentleman to move into official vice presidential residence next week

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Florida school district to pay $2 million after student dies while choking on chicken nugget

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