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LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND IMPACT COMING AT 430 WITH SCHOOLS IN MANY POOLS OPEN, EXPERTS REMIND FAMILIES TO BE VIGILANT ABOUT WATER SAFETY. A NEW REPORT FINDS THAT, ON AVERAGE, NEARLY 400 CHILDREN DROWN EACH YEAR, AND MOST OF THEM ARE UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. BILL O'NEILL TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DATA. DROWNING REMAINS THE LEADING CAUSE OF INTENTIONAL DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN BETWEEN ONE TO FOUR AGES, AND MOST OF THESE DEATHS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO FAILURE IN ADULT SUPERVISION. WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO BE SAFE ON THE WATER? VIGILANT? OUR LATEST DATA SHOWS NEARLY 400 CHILDREN GETTING FED BEFORE THE AGE OF 15. THE LATEST FIGURES FROM THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SHOW 75% OF CHILDREN WHO DROWN IN 2021 ARE UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. WHEN YOU APPOINTMENT THIS WATER MONITOR, MAKE SURE THAT THIS PERSON IS NOT DISTRACTED. DO NOT READ A BOOK, DO NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHILDREN AT ALL TIMES. THE FIGURES SHOW A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF BLACK CHILDREN DROWNING. BLACK CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE CONSTITUTE ONLY 15% OF THE POPULATION, BUT ACCOUNT FOR 23% OF FATAL SWIMMING ACCIDENTS. Howard University swimming coach Nick Askew says history is partly to blame. JIM CROW LAWS, WHERE POOLS WERE REMOVED FROM MUNICIPAL COMMUNITIES. Um, that's where most of the minority communities were housed and resided. And when you take away that access, of course, you can't learn to swim. HERE ARE SOME STEPS TO PROTECT CHILDREN. NEVER LEAVE A CHILD UNATTENDED IN OR NEAR WATER AND ALWAYS DESIGNATE AN ADULT WATER SUPERVISOR. IF YOU OWN A POOL, INSTALL BARRIERS TO PREVENT AN UNSUPERVISED CHILD FROM ACCESSING THE WATER. LEARN HOW TO PERFORM CPR ON CHILDREN AND ADULTS. LEARN TO SWIM AND TEACH YOUR CHILD TO SWIM. AND FINALLY, MAKE SURE THAT ANY POOL COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS. AND IF YOU TAKE YOUR CHILD TO YOUR NEIGHBOR'S OR SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE, WHO MAY HAVE A POOL, PROTECTIVE LAYERS ARE PUT IN PLACE AND SOMEONE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO BE THAT WATER MONITOR. IF YOU ARE THAT DESIGNATED WATER MONITOR, DON'T FORGET TO PUT THIS BOOK DOWN, PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY. THESE CHILDREN IN THE WATER DEMAND YOUR FULL ATTENTION. In Greensboro, I'm Bill O'Neill, WXII 12 NEWS. THANK YOU. BILL. IF YOU REMEMBER, A FEW WEEKS AGO WE SPOKE WITH THE EXECUTIVES OF WET N WILD EMERALD POINTE FOR MORE WATER SAFETY TIPS THIS SUMMER, YOU CAN HEAR THEIR EFFORTS TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE AND HAPPY BY SCANNING THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN AND BY CHECKING THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE. W.KXII 12.COM. A SURPRISING TURNING POINT IN THE SAGA OF MUSSELS IMPACTING ALAMANCE BURLINGTON SCHOOLS. STATE LEGISLATURE SAYS SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY HAVE VIOLATED STATE LAW. JOSHUA DAVIS FOLLOWED THE BUSINESS AND BUDGET CRISIS IMPACTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE JOINS US NOW FROM CENTRAL OFFICE, WHERE HE HAS LEARNED THAT SOME COUNTY LEADERS ARE PRAising THE NEW RESULTS WHILE OTHERS EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE PUBLICATION OF THIS LETTER IS, QUOTE, AN UNFORTUNATE AND COINCIDENT TIME . AS THE ALAMANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SPOKE UP TO SAY THAT THIS REPORT REFLECTS THE CONCERNS THEY HAVE HAD SINCE THE MOLD REMOVAL SAGA STARTED. STATE SENATOR AMY GAILEY, WHO REPRESENTS PART OF ALAMANCE COUNTY, RELEASED A LETTER SHE RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY. HE SAID THAT ABSESS MAY HAVE VIOLATED STATE LAW AND ITS OWN POLICIES IN MANAGING LAST YEAR'S MOLD CRISIS. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS IT WORKED QUICKLY TO FIND COMPANIES THAT COULD ELIMINATE THE MOLD BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, CALLING IT AN UNPRECEDENTED EMERGENCY IN A STATEMENT TO WXII. And our people were spending an inordinate amount of time obtaining public information that they could have obtained on their own if they had wanted to work. I think the state has a lot of other problems. I don't know how much the state paid for it, but they wasted state money. I WOULD LIKE TO RESTORE. UH CONOVER GUIDE BETWEEN THE TWO BOARDS AND THIS SCHOOL BOARD AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Um, and this is going to take some work on the part of the school board, uh, because of the failure to give us accurate information because of their failure to shoot straight. Alamance County commissioners have a meeting Monday where they are expected to approve the local budget. . We will monitor this in case this report comes in. AND ALAMANCE COUNTY, MY NAME IS JOSHUA DAVIS FOR WXII. 12 NEWS. A SEAGROVE MAN IS IN CUSTODY CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. RANDOLPH COUNTY DEPUTIES ACCUSE LUCAS WOODY OF KIDNING AND ASSAULT AFTER FINDING THE VICTIM ON A BROKEN ROAD, WENDELL, YESTERDAY. WOODY WAS TAKEN TO THE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER WITHOUT ANY BAIL. GUILFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WARNS PEOPLE OF PHONE SCAM. The department received a report this week that someone was posing as a sheriff's deputy. THE CALLER CLAIMS THAT WHOEVER TAKING THE CALL MISSED THE JURY OPERATION. AND NOW HAS TO PAY A FINE. The scammer used the name of Guilfford County District Court Judge Brian TOMLIN. IF YOU RECEIVE A CALL LIKE THIS, YOU ARE ASKED NOT ONLY TO IGNORE IT AND NOT DO WHAT THEY SAY, BUT