As for those of you who have posted in this thread--
...first off, it's always sad to see and learn of a very young child's death, (my thoughts and prayers for the family and all involved directly) and whether or not 'neglect' is the issue here, I believe it's not just however many instructors and lifeguard being present, the liability and respondsibility will rest with the school itself, as
it was pointed out that this was a school swimming function...as most of you already have pointed out that the 'ratio' of lifeguards and teachers presented per group was obviously not enough....Therefore, it's more of the school not providing a safe environment and having a reasonable amount of lifeguards provided...then again, this event may have been a school-sponsored event and held at another location where the pool is...if so, then perhaps some of the fault ought to be pointed at the school but not entirely....This much of the information provided here in this thread can allow for us to make premature conclusions when all the facts aren't presented....although, we all can agree that if there was indeed a short number of teachers and lifeguards presented and obviously calls for a much larger availability of lifeguards provided to meet the needs for the security of safety and assurance during any swimming event....
