Another Forgotten Baby Syndrome
Jamaicans this afternoon have been left shocked again following the death of another young child who was left in a car for hours.
Jamaica has experienced another Forgotten Baby Syndrome. This time, it’s not a parent. It is the child’s teacher. This is the second incident in a month. The first case was a father. https://nationwideradiojm.com/4-y-o-boy-who-died-after-being-left-in-car-identified/
Jamaicans this afternoon have been left shocked again following the death of another young child who was left in a car for hours. The 4-year-old boy was left in a car at his Basic school in Rollington Town, St. Andrew. The child was reportedly in the car before school started until sometime in the afternoon. The incident is the second of its kind in just over a month. The 4-year-old boy is Jordain Clarke. Head of Kingston Eastern Police, Superintendent Tommilee Chambers, says young Jordain was transported to school by his teacher along with a number of other students. Superintendent Chambers says that when no one could find the child, a search was conducted later in the day, which led to him being discovered unresponsive in the teacher’s car.
This is the second incident in recent times where a child left in a car has died. In mid-January, a baby was left in a vehicle at the Black River Police Station for hours and subsequently died. The previous incident has brought into focus discussions in relation to the ‘Forgotten Baby Syndrome.’
This four-year-old was brought to school by his teacher along with other children. The other children got out of the car, except for Jordain. No one was aware that he wasn’t in class. Later, when someone unknown realized that he was missing, a search was done and he was found unresponsive in his teacher’s car. He was taken to the Bustamante Children’s Hospital and pronounced dead.
I wonder, was her car glass tinted? I think this because someone would have been able to see the child in the car if it wasn’t.
He probably was crying out and hitting the glass, screaming for help.
It’s crazy hot here in Jamaica.
It was the same for the baby girl who died in her father’s car at the Black River police station. Police stations and the schools in Jamaica are busy throughout the day. In a car without a tint, someone would have seen these children. Forgotten Baby Syndrome victims connect with the persons who have contributed to their death. It’s mostly a parent.
In Jordain’s case, it was his teacher.
The connection between a child and their parents is similar between a child and their teacher. I volunteered as a teacher’s aide for five years at my former primary school, and I had to play mother to the students in my charge. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/teacher-our-role-models-second-parents-rest-lives-undying-sudhakar/
Teachers are like second parents. For thirteen years, they shape our minds and help us to recognize our talents and goals. To some teachers, it is nothing but a job that pays the bills. But to others, it is their life. Some people believe that the teachers’ primary role is to teach children to behave and to judge what is right and wrong. But on the other hand, teachers play the role of second parents to the pupils. It is they who correct the pupils if something goes wrong, like what they do to their own children. The teachers also play a significant role in shaping the life of the pupils under their care.
Is there a case where a non-parent is guilty of Forgotten Baby Syndrome? I doubt that. If the ones with the connection to these innocent children forget their responsibility, more and more children will become victims of this syndrome.
In Jamaica, my children spend more time at school with their teachers than at home with me. Most children do, especially the parents who work and only see their children on weekends. Teachers are second parents to their students.
What brain defect is causing humans with a personal connection to lose contact and forget a child in their care? Someone needs to figure this out and quickly!
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