By: Meg Alexander KFOR-TV
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DEL CITY, Okla. -- An eighth grader has burns on her face, neck and hands after a school scientific demonstration went wrong at Kerr Middle School. "We were watching and she put the chemicals in and it exploded and hit me. I remember seeing the fire and I went on the ground and my friends were putting me out."
She's worried about long-term scarring and discoloration. The pain, especially at night, is hard to withstand. Her parents say they don't understand how this happened. Ashley told them they weren't wearing goggles.
Her mom, Kimberly Cherry, also said her daughter told them something else. "The most disturbing thing is that she remembers getting off the floor and the table being on fire and nobody being in the room with her," Kimberly said. Ashley's family is working to help her heal. Her father, Buddy Cherry, said this is something that didn't have to happen. "It just angers me that they're messing with volatile chemicals and lighting them on fire with no protection for these children at all," he said.
Mid-Del School released this statement:
Mid-Del Schools and the Del City Fire Department have determined the science demonstration that burned a Kerr Middle School student was an accident. At this time, all middle school science chemical and fire lab activities have been suspended while the District continues to evaluate safety measures and science curriculum involving labs at the secondary level.
The District has maintained daily contact with the family of our injured student. It is our sincerest wishes for a speedy recovery and we hope to welcome her back to school soon
The stories below include video:
Link to the initial incident can be found HERE.
Original article can be found HERE.
