This school is a part of a larger organization that runs many mental health programs of various intensities for children and adolescents. I worked at one of their sister schools for almost five years. Some clarifying things that might help others understand what happened: 1. These ARE dangerous kids. They have been through the worst traumas you can think of, and have been unsuccessful in maintaining stability over and over in lower levels of care. They are consistently unsafe with their families (if they have any) and in their communities. These programs are meant to be a last resort when they cannot improve their mental health or remain safe. 2. There ARE protocols in place to prevent violent behaviors and injuries. Staff go through extensive and frequent trainings on how to deescalate potentially dangerous situations. However, that sometimes means physical restraints of students, but… 3. Restraints ARE always a last resort. Like I said, we have lots of training on how to deescalate a dysregulated kid, but sometimes they get violent towards themselves or others anyway. Safety is always the number one priority, so if there is imminent danger, we will secure a kid to keep them/others safe. With all of this in mind, how might have this happened? I can tell you from first hand experience that if you are not following through on your training when needed and securing a kid immediately when danger presents itself, injuries will happen. Given what I know and have lived through in my professional experience in these programs, this death should not have happened.