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Victoria's education department has been fined $200,000 after a child with severe physical and intellectual disabilities died when his wheelchair fell over at a special needs school.
Jovan Talwar died after hitting his head when his wheelchair tipped over at the bottom of a ramp at Warringa Park, in Hoppers Crossing, in November 2018.
The seven-year-old was lining up with other students at the classroom door to go outside while the classroom's teacher and teacher's aid were dealing with a misbehaving student.
Jovan Talwar died after hitting his head when his wheelchair tipped over at the bottom of a ramp at Warringa Park, in Hoppers Crossing, in November 2018
A girl was asked to move the students out of the classroom but she accidentally let go of Jovan's wheelchair and it slid down the ramp at speed.
The wheelchair tipped over at the bottom of the ramp and Jovan hit his head on the concrete landing.
He died in hospital four days later.
Judge Richard Maidment on Friday described the risk posed by a gap at the bottom of the ramp as 'substantial and obvious' but one that was 'readily rectifiable'.
He also likened the daily
