The stairs at Jackson

Kentucky · USA · School

The story said she fell during a fire alarm. A correction in 2004 gave the truth: she had a seizure on the stairs during a PTA meeting, in the twenties or.

The account at this school in Jackson, Kentucky was that a young girl fell down a flight of stairs during a fire alarm and died.

A correction filed in October 2004 replaced it with what actually happened. She suffered from seizures. She had one on the stairs one evening during a parents' meeting, in the 1920s or 1930s.

The difference matters. The first version has a school at fault and a panic. The second has a child with a medical condition, in a building full of adults, on an ordinary evening.

Stories drift towards drama, and this is one of the very few places in this archive where somebody pulled one back.

Lockers are reported opening during the day.

No name is set down here. The school is in use.

FAQ

Hvor ligger The stairs at Jackson?

The stairs at Jackson ligger i Kentucky, USA.