Robert Rollins - 1997

12-year-old Robert Rollins died because lessons were not learned from earlier deaths involving adults trying to restrain a child. Asphyxiation was the cause of death as so many times before. DCF placed him at the Devereaux School and lack of training among the employees meant that it became his death sentence.

If only DCF acted and made a consequence closing the school for the children in their care, but it seems that sadly nothing happened.

A child died and nothing happened!

We can only feel sorry for the family left behind and hope that he is at peace where he is now.

Sources:

• Lesson Not Taken From Fatality (The Hartford Courant)
• Another youth dead following 'restraint' (The Boston Globe)