Unhappy … St Albans mum Jenny Bodziony with daughter Paige, who broke her elbow in a schoolyard accident. 64463
By Belinda Nolan
A ST ALBANS mum is calling for more teachers on yard duty amid claims her daughter was injured during a playground accident.
Jenny Bodziony is making a complaint to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development after discovering her daughter, Paige, with a broken elbow.
The six-year-old told her mum she was hurt after falling off a piece of play equipment at Ardeer Primary School last Friday.
“She was complaining of a sore arm on Friday night and told us she fell off the flying fox,” Ms Bodziony told Star.
The family took the little girl to Sunshine Hospital where X-rays revealed her left elbow was broken.
The concerned mum notified the school but says she was unhappy with the way the incident was handled.
Ms Bodziony is claiming that the school “washed its hands” of the incident, refusing to accept any responsibility for the injury.
Ms Bodziony said she believed there weren’t enough teachers patrolling the school playground during recess and lunchtime.
“The children should be better supervised so that if an accident does happen they are aware of it,” Ms Bodziony said.
But the school has hit back at the claims.
Principal Graham Miller told Star there was no proof the accident occurred on school grounds.
“Usually when there is an injury or a child visits the sick bay we do make a record of it but in this case, from our perspective there was nothing to report,” he said.
“The child did not tell a teacher, no-one saw anything and the first we heard about it was on the Monday.”
Mr Miller said he believed the number of teachers on yard duty was adequate for the school’s size.
“We have three adults on duty already and I don’t think increasing the number is appropriate for a school of 120 students.”
Ms Bodziony said she was determined to take the matter further to ensure the safety of other students.
She said the school should take responsibility for the incident.
