The family of a 19-year-old teen with autism who choked on a chicken nugget and died will receive a $2 million settlement from a Florida school district a year and a half after his death.
According to ABC News, the settlement was approved by the Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday and includes a mandatory training program for school faculty who work with special needs students to be named in honor of Kedar Williams.
“His parents are pleased not only with the settlement, but they are most proud of the fact they fought for their son and fought for a training program designed to address the deficiencies that led to Kedar’s death,” said Sia Baker-Barnes, an attorney who represents Kedar’s mother, Megan Williams, and his estate.
Kedar passed away tragically on Aug. 13, 2019, after choking on the chicken nugget at William T. Dwyer High in Palm Beach Gardens.
His family said the teen had a form of autism that made him mostly non-verbal, and he also had a condition that made him prone to aspiration or choking.
An aide was supposed to be exclusively assigned to Williams, but surveillance video showed the aide was attending to another student when Williams choked.
