![]() "No matter what comes of the investigation, it will be removed because of the emotional attachment," Gray said.Gifting to Serve is a capital campaign of Trinity Lutheran Church, School and ECE. Meanwhile, in Wyandotte, the X-Wave has been surrounded by an 8-foot-high chain link fence, School Superintendent Troy Gray said Wednesday. "We feel it would be irresponsible to make additional comment at this point." "We would love to share that information with you once the completion of the investigation takes place," said Dan Link, Xccent's vice president of sales and marketing. is the private Minnesota company that makes the colorful X-Waves and other playground equipment.Ĭompany officials have refused to discuss how their product functions on a playground or how many have been sold to schools across the country until authorities give an official cause of Alyssa's death. Officials in at least six other school districts across the state- Moore, Edmond, Oklahoma City, Putnam City, Deer Creek and Norman - have either already removed the structures or prohibited children from playing on them. They have been fenced off until further notice. Owasso schools says they have three X-Waves, one original and two X-Waves 2. ![]() Holland Hall has suspended student access to their X-Wave two at the primary school's playground. Zarrow school says it plans to replace the XWAVE with another piece of playground equipment. School officials are notifying parents with a letter going home with students. ![]() They'll probably miss it but it's worth it to keep them safe," Marler said. "It was colorful and big and kids like things like that. And that they should all be used with adult supervision.Īs for Tulsa's banished X-WAVE, Beamer says he it will be stored at the district's maintenance department. The News On 6 spoke with some parents who said the X-WAVE is just like any other piece of playground equipment. "But we don't want to take any chances so that's why it's gone for now," Marler said. Though there is a warning about the X-WAVE's installation, Tulsa Public Schools says better safe than sorry. "District administrators in an abundance of caution decided to take it out until the cause of death is determined in Wyandotte," Tami Marler, TPS Spokesperson, said.ĭuane Beamer, TPS Certified Playground Inspector, said the five-year-old piece of equipment is in perfect working condition. The teeter-totter like contraption set end to end, linked with flexible material, was removed from the playground of Henry Zarrow International School, at 2714 S. On Wednesday, TPS removed the one and only X-Wave on district property. Tulsa Public Schools sent inspectors to survey the districts 58 playgrounds. Since her death on Thursday, August 19,2010, X-Waves have come under intense scrutiny from school districts across the state. Related Story: Ottawa County Girl Who Died In Playground Incident Suffered Head InjuryĪlyssa Avila was on a piece of equipment called the X-Wave when the accident happened. ![]() But the Wyandotte tribe's police chief says it's still possible Alyssa died from a head injury. The medical examiner says the cause of death was inconclusive because no obvious signs of trauma were found. Related Story: Funeral Wednesday Morning For 9-Year-Old Wyandotte Girl UNDATED - The Wyandotte fourth grader who died last week after falling off of a piece of playground equipment and hitting her head was laid to rest Wednesday.Īlyssa Avila's funeral was Wednesday morning at the Wyandotte High School gym.
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