motorized partitions

A Maryland lawmaker drafted a bill to protect every student in the state from motorized partitions in their schools. After the death of third grader Wesley Lipicky in Fairfax County, Virginia, almost two years ago, Virginia passed legislation to avoid another tragedy. Wesley was helping a teacher operate a motorized partition at his school when he got stuck between the…

A Maryland lawmaker drafted a bill to protect every student in the state from motorized partitions. Susan Hogan reports.

Nine-year-old Wesley Lipicky was crushed to death by a motorized partition in his Virginia school in May. Months later, most schools in the D.C. area have no formal, written policy on the use of the partitions. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.