Mom claims Pitt County school didn't call 911 when child fainted

WITN reports a mother claims her child passed out at school and staff members allegedly didn’t call 9-1-1.

On Monday afternoon, Patricia Wright claims her daughter, Jamhyia, was found unconscious at Ayden-Grifton High School.

Wright claims instead of calling 911, school administrators called her instead.

“I proceeded to go to the school to see what was going on and got to the school and she was in a wheelchair surrounded by three of the staff and an EMT,” Wright said.

Wright goes on to say that her daughter was throwing up blood.

WITN News reached out to Pitt County Schools about Wright’s claims and received the following statement.

“There are trained first responders on each of our campuses and those individuals conduct an immediate initial assessment to determine what course of action to take. Based on their evaluation, the validity of the claims made are inaccurate.”

A Pitt County Schools spokesperson said that when it comes to students passing out at schools, if the situation warranted it, emergency personnel would be contacted immediately. The trained first responders on each campus would make a decision on whether or not to call for an ambulance.

Wright said her daughter Jamhyia is expected to be okay and should return to school next week.