A private school in Melbourne was fined $ 140,000 after one of the students became fatally ill on an overseas class trip.
Kilington Grammar School -Student Lachlan Cook, 16, suffered diabetes complications during the Vietnam in September 2019 and later died in the hospital in Melbourne.
He had organized his type-1 diabetes himself when he fell ill and was brought to the hospital 24 hours after he was brought to the hospital for 24 hours.
Lachlan was given a heart attack and was flown back to the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, with its living support eliminated in October 2019.
A coroner discovered in 2023 that his death could be prevented, whereby Worksafe carried out charges for both the school and the Travel Company World Challenge expeditions.
Kilington and the travel company both guilty in the Victorian district court to ensure that persons other than employees were not exposed to health and safety risks.
Judge Angela Ellis sentenced Kilvington to a fine of $ 140,000 on Wednesday, while the world challenge was fined $ 150,000.
Both the school and the organization received a conviction.
Kilington Grammar School Student Lachlan Cook, 16, suffered diabetes complications during the to Vietnam in September 2019 and later died in the hospital in Melbourn
Judge Angela Ellis sentenced Kilvington (photo) to a fine of $ 140,000 on Wednesday, while the world challenge was fined $ 150,000.
The two Kilington teachers on the trip, together with the World Challenge team leader, were not trained to support students with diabetes, the coroner found earlier.
They also had no access to Lachlan's diabetes management and action plans.
The 16-year-old was expected to control his own blood glucose values ​​instead and manage his symptoms, even when he became increasingly unwell.
“(Lachlan) was generally able to adequately manage his diabetes,” said Correy Audrey Jamieson.
“But I also notice that his ability to manage his own condition decreased when he fell ill.”
The lawyer of the Andrew Woods family said that the claim that Lachlan was able to manage his diabetes themselves were 'breathtakingly negligent'.
“Kilington came dangerously close to the fault of Lachlan and his family instead of their own shortcomings,” said Woods.
Lachlan's mother Kirsten McMahon said that the finding that his death could be prevented was heartbreaking.
“We can only hope that other schools and camp providers will learn from our experience,” she said outside the court in 2023.
“All families must have the confidence that when their children participate, they will return home and return to their arms, healthy and safe.”
After the coroner's report, a spokeswoman for Kilvington Grammar said that the findings were a challenge and were difficult to hear, and the thoughts and prayers of the school remained at the cooking family.
The school had also implemented a number of restorative practices since 2019 and would continue to guarantee the safety of its students in their own country and internationally, according to the statement.
World Challenge said it constantly assessed and updated its health and safety procedures, and would continue to do so because they implemented the coroner's recommendations.
