>>That’s ironic, since we’re blaming the MOTHER because she DIDN’T have the child under the care of someone else. She was responsible at that time - and failed<<
Who is “We”?
Not me. I blame her for baking her kid. I blame the school district for keeping a woman as an administrator who thought it was a good idea to leave a child in a car while getting another. Personally, I believe mothers should be home with their kids. She wouldn’t be thinking the baby was at the sitter if she never went to one.
But ladies work for whatever reason.
My whole thing is that she was warned in the past.
Each of us can make a tragic stupid mistake.
This one disregarded the warning and caused a tragic stupid mistake.
Regardless, frankly, it was still an accident, even if she forgets 10x.
I don’t like beating up people based on accidents. Even if you can argue it’s “gross negligence”. If so, give them a decent fine and be done with it. The family will probably suffer enough.