Cincinnati school email says bus monitor failed to secure disabled pupil properly

A Cincinnati Public Schools email says the bus monitor did not secure seven-year-old Ngone Talla properly during her journey home, before a seat belt compressed her neck and she died. The coroner ruled her death accidental, but the account raises questions about how children with disabilities are safely transported and supervised.

Talla, who had cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities and used a wheelchair, died on 16 September. The coroner’s report said she moved in her seat, slipped down, and suffered positional asphyxiation while wearing a five-point belt. Her family found her unresponsive after the bus had waited outside their home; no criminal charges have been filed.