It sounds like they did it on purpose.
5th graders are smarter than this........dang !
They did, although the (surviving) kids say it had been the (now dead) kid’s idea. I’d be curious to know what the age ranges were. Any kid over 7 or 8 should know better than to bury anyones head.
Kids don’t get it about death. No doubt they buried him like that on purpose, but I highly doubt they intended to kill him.
I think it was just childish irresponsibility that they will have to live with, though.
Goodness, now I see the kid was 10!? How can you not know better than that at his age? Was he “slow”? Were the other kids encouraging him to do something stupid?
Yes, they did it on purpose, but the dead boy was a willing participant. A tragic Darwin award nominee.
HEALTH: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS September 8th, 1988;
Consumer Group Challenges Agency Over Sandbox Safety
By WARREN E. LEARY, SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES
Children's sandboxes, normally the place of castles, sculptures and imaginary wars, are at the center of an actual battle over what some people charge are dangers lurking in the sand.
Children's sandboxes, normally the place of castles, sculptures and imaginary wars, are at the center of an actual battle over what some people charge are dangers lurking in the sand.
The Health Research Group, a Washington-based consumers' group with ties to Ralph Nader, has argued for almost two years that there are asbestos-related particles in some play sands on the market and that the particles pose a long-term cancer risk to children. The group is urging a recall or ban on these products.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the stone industry say there is no convincing evidence that play sand is hazardous, and they see no need for emergency action.
The sand in question is the fine, white, powdery variety taken from quarries in coastal areas and sold at toy and hardware stores.
Mineral Form at Issue
In part, the debate involves what form of the mineral tremolite is present in the sand. Both sides acknowledge that tremolite is a contaminant in some sand; the amount varies greatly from sample to sample, but in most cases the quantities are minute.
The consumer group says the tremolite is found in a fibrous form in play sand; thus, its structure is similar to types of asbestos already known to cause lung disease and cancer. Even in small quantities such particles can be a hazard if inhaled because they are not cleared from the lungs and the effects are cumulative.