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'A wonderful son' | Questions remain after Va. student killed by partition

"He was... the best son any parent could have ever hoped for. It's so hard to imagine a world without his glowing presence."

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Tuesday marked four days since a 3rd grader was killed at school, and the Fairfax County School District still does not know what went wrong.

A motorized room divider crushed 9-year-old Wesley Lipicky inside of the gym at Franconia Elementary School on Friday.

Police do not plan to file criminal charges in the case and called it an accident based on autopsy results.

The school district put the teacher who was involved on leave as it looks into the incident.

A makeshift memorial continued to grow outside of the school for Lipicky.

The school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) posted links to his obituary and a fundraiser on Facebook.

“Wesley was such a wonderful son. It's hard to put into words how much he means to so many,” his parents, Amy and Josh, wrote in the obituary. “He was an excellent student, a true friend to so many, a wildlife (especially penguins) lover, a teammate, companion, and the best son any parent could have ever hoped for. It's so hard to imagine a world without his glowing presence.”

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Fairfax County Police said the 3rd grader died from severe head injuries after being caught between a motorized partition and a wall.

WUSA9 uncovered the electric room divider was made by a company called ‘ModernFold.’

A Maryland business, ‘Modern Door,’ set up the electric partitions at the school

The president of ‘Modern Door’ told WUSA9 his company put the partitions in the school and installed them with safety features.

The superintendent told journalists this week that there are safety protocols in place to make sure something like what happened to Lipicky never happens.

WUSA9 is still waiting for school district leaders to tell us what those policies and procedures are.

According to detectives, the model of panels inside the school are part of the ‘Acousti-Seal Encore Automated’ system.

They are described as automated panels that are connected in a train, and the panels automatically extend into one complete unit.

The superintendent explained their room divider requires pressing two buttons and a key to activate it.

An internal review from Fairfax County Public Schools has been completed, but the school district didn't release details about what it found.

Instead, FCPS announced the motorized panel doors can be used once again in schools, but only under the following conditions:

Students are not permitted to be in the gym, on the stage, in the cafeteria, or anywhere else where the doors are located when the doors are being opened or closed.

  • Only specific staff, designated by the Principal, may operate the equipment.

    Access to the operating key will be restricted to these designated employees only.

    Staff members are required to monitor both sides of the partition when it is opening or closing.

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