Family to Receive $20M Settlement After 5-Year Old Dies After Collapsing on School Playground, Teachers Thought He Was “Playing Dead”

West Hartford Tuesday announced a $20 million settlement with the family of a 5-year-old who died after teachers thought he was just “playing dead” when he collapsed on a school playground.

Romeo D. Pierre Louis was a kindergarten student at Charter Oak International Academy when on April 5, 2022 he suffered a cardiac emergency while on the school’s playground during recess.

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