Alberta schools ordered to stop using lanyards
Posted Dec 15, 2012 9:07 am.
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The eight-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after his lanyard caught on a bathroom door and he was choked unconscious.
Another student found him and called for help.
Lanyards — cords that hang around the neck — are used in the Rockyview division on a school-by-school basis for hallway or bathroom passes as well as identification.
Alberta Education Minister Jeff Johnson says all school boards have been ordered to stop using lanyards until further notice.
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