![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/school-bus-monitor-charged-after-using-phone-as-girl-six-suffocated-by-a-seatbelt/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_school-MAIN.jpg&description=The six-year-old child was suffocated by her seatbelt after bumps in the road caused her to slip down in her wheelchair, with the bus monitor busy on her phone with earbuds and not noticing A school bus monitor has been charged after police say she was using her mobile phone and did not notice as a six-year-old girl with disabilities was being suffocated by her seatbelt. 27-year-old Amanda Davila, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was charged with manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of Faja Williams. Faja was found unresponsive when she got to Claremont Elementary School in Franklin Park on Monday, July 17. She was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead shortly after. Davila had been sitting near the front of the bus when it hit bumps on the road in Franklin Township, according to authorities. The bumps caused Faja to slump in her wheelchair, with the four-point harness that secured her chair tightening around her neck and restricting her airway, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. Davila was charged on Wednesday, July 19, and made her initial court appearance on Thursday, July 20. It wasn't clear on Friday, July 21, if she had retained an attorney, said the prosecutor's office. Faja was born with Emanuel syndrome, a rare chromosomal disorder which left her unable to speak or walk, but she was still able to make sounds. She had been attending classes as part of an extended school year. "She was the sweetest kid you'll ever meet," said her mother, Namjah Nash Williams. "She had the sweetest little laugh, little dimples and she just endured so much in her six years. "She did not deserve this, to be taken away from us in such a way, that had nothing to do with her condition." Authorities say Davila violated policies and procedures by using ear buds and her mobile phone while she was supposed to be monitoring the child. Franklin Township school officials declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation. In a statement issued on Friday, Ju){kind=link}
The six-year-old child was suffocated by her seatbelt after bumps in the road caused her to slip down in her wheelchair, with the bus monitor busy on her phone with earbuds and not noticing
A school bus monitor has been charged after police say she was using her mobile phone and did not notice as a six-year-old girl with disabilities was being suffocated by her seatbelt.
27-year-old Amanda Davila, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was charged with manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of Faja Williams. Faja was found unresponsive when she got to Claremont Elementary School in Franklin Park on Monday, July 17.
She was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead shortly after. Davila had been sitting near the front of the bus when it hit bumps on the road in Franklin Township, according to authorities. The bumps caused Faja to slump in her wheelchair, with the four-point harness that secured her chair tightening around her neck and restricting her airway, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.
Davila was charged on Wednesday, July 19, and made her initial court appearance on Thursday, July 20. It wasn’t clear on Friday, July 21, if she had retained an attorney, said the prosecutor’s office.