State investigating how toddler got onto Parham Road from Richmond Montessori School
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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is investigating how a child from the Richmond Montessori School ended up on Parham Road where they were almost hit by a car, according to Todd Reid, a senior communications advisor for VDOE.
Tre Waddy captured video on his dash camera of the incident when he stopped on Parham Road on the morning of Friday, Nov. 22 because he saw a small child running along the side of the road. Waddy jumped out of his car and rescued the child moments before they darted in front of traffic.
He said that after he brought the child to safety, he walked onto the Richmond Montessori School campus and spoke to one of the child’s teachers, who he said did not react in the way that he expected.
The two teachers who were responsible for the child’s safety are no longer employed at the school.
Several CBS 6 viewers asked on social media whether any state or local rules require daycares or preschools to have fencing or barriers to prevent small children from running into nearby roads.
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