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Baltimore Mother Files Notice to Sue City Schools After 6-Year-Old Left Campus Unnoticed

The case tests the school system's response to a lapse in student safety.

Overview

  • Belinda Curry filed a notice of intent to sue Baltimore City Public Schools, alleging negligent supervision and delayed parent notification at Fallstaff Elementary/Middle.
  • Her first-grade son left the building during an after-school transition, crossed busy Reisterstown Road, and was found about half a mile away at a Five Below in Reisterstown Plaza.
  • Curry says the school called only after staff had already found her child, with hours passing before she knew he was missing.
  • The family seeks compensatory damages for emotional distress and ongoing therapy, and they moved the child to a different school after the incident.
  • City Schools says the child was found safe, it is reviewing what happened and evaluating the claims, and it is declining further comment because litigation is active.