Frankfort, Ky. – A 9 -year -old boy was found dead in Kentucky after the authorities say it was swept through the waters of the flood while walking towards his school bus stop.
The death of Gabriel Andrews surprised the residents in the capital city of Kentucky and caused questions of some who wondered why the Franklin County School District decided not to cancel classes in person on Friday when it is strong. The storms produced sudden floods.
Caitlin Green, a Franklin County father, was among those baffled by the decision.
“You are taking advantage of the opportunity, you know, put these children on a bus through this climate, without knowing, you know, if they are going to find themselves in flooded waters,” Lexington Wdky told the television station.
Several other school districts in the area canceled classes on Friday.
The Superintendent of Franklin County Schools, Mark Kopp, said that the child’s death was a “horrible tragedy.”
“We are more than a school system, we are a family in Franklin County schools and we share this loss together,” said the superintendent.
The school district did not respond to the comments of the social networks of the parents who expressed concerns that the classes were held despite the floods in the region.
Frankfort’s police were alerted around 6:35 am on Friday that the child had been caught in flood waters. The police began a search and rescue mission, and the child was found dead about two hours later.
The governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, in a publication on social networks, said: “My heart breaks for this family.”
