INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- The Death of Michael Renner-Lewis III

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The Death of Michael Renner-Lewis III

Background: Fifteen-year-old Michael Renner-Lewis III, who had austim, died on the first day of school, August 25, 2003.

The 6-foot, 165-pound teen died during or after he was restrained on his stomach.

School officials said he had a seizure early in the day but became "agitated" around 12:30. In an effort to calm him down, four staff members "tried to quiet Michael". Each grabbed one of his limbs and sat down on the floor next to him in a room behind the school auditorium, police said.

A family caregiver arrived at 1:25 to take Michael home, but found him unconscious on the floor. She started giving Michael CPR, but was too late to revive him.

He was pronounced dead at a local hospital by 2:30.

An initial autopsy report showed "no obvious anatomical causes" of death. As of November 17, 2003, investigators were still waiting for the results of toxicology tests.

2006
December 13: Michigan Education Board Rolls Out Restraint Regs
June 19: Suits In Renner-Lewis Restraint Death Come To Quick End
2005
October 10: Renner-Lewis' Family Heads To Mediation Over Suit Against School
2004
August 23: A Year Is Long Enough To Gather Evidence In Restraint Death Case, Boy's Family Says
June 15: Restraint Bill Bears Victim's Name
April 19: Answers In Renner-Lewis Case May Be Far Away
January 2: Renner-Lewis Family Sues School Over Son's Restraint Death
2003
November 17: Parents Still Have Few Answers On Son's Death, Restraint
August 28: Teen Dies After Seizure And Restraint (Inclusion Daily Express)

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