Texas seventh grader is left with second-degree burn blisters on her hands ... trends now
A Texas family is demanding answers after their seventh grader came home from school with second-degree burns on her hands - allegedly from a punishment for laughing in class.
Caldwell Junior High's Caydence Wilson suffered the burns at the middle school, and her mom, Chloe Couch, shared her daughter's injuries Sunday morning in a post to social media.
The post was quickly shared by people perturbed by what they saw, with some of the images incredibly tough to look at.
KBTX spoke to both in-depth about what allegedly led to the burns, as the school issued a statement asserting it was investigating.
During the sit-down, Couch claimed she was not called or made aware of the situation, even after Caydence asked school staff if she could call her to bring home bandages.
Caldwell Junior High's Caydence Wilson (left) suffered the burns at the middle school, and her mom, Chloe Couch (right, shared her daughter's injuries Sunday morning in a post to social media. The pair are seen speaking about the ordeal in an interview later that day
The post was quickly shared by people perturbed by what they saw, with some of the images incredibly tough to look at.
'She tried to reach out to me, and it wasn't until she was on the bus ride home that she sent me those pictures of those blisters oozing,' Couch said of her daughter's injuries, which have already put a financial burden on the Caldwell family
'I'm a single mom of three kids,' she said. 'So I'm living paycheck to paycheck and making my ends meet how I can for my kids.
'I can't afford medical bills and medications and wraps that we're having to apply every four to six hours for the pain.'
Joined by Caydence, the mom went on to recall the harrowing hospital visit she and the child were forced to sit through, after the girl's softball coach allegedly forced her to do bear crawls on a blistering hot field.
'Having to stand beside her in the hospital and not being able to hold her hands because there are second-degree burn blisters on both hands - can't hold her hands and she's screaming and shouting - it was tragic,' Couch recalled.
Mentioning local cops, she said: 'I hope that they are made aware.'
Appearing stone-faced, the mom added: '[I hope] that nothing happens to any other kids because I would hate for it to not be taken care of and for someone else to be injured just as bad as Caydence was.'
KBTX spoke to both about what allegedly led to the burns, as the school issued a statement asserting it was investigating
During the sit-down, Couch claimed she was not called or made aware of the situation, even after Caydence asked school staff if she could call her to bring home bandages.
Caydence spoke about the alleged incident as well, recalling the punishment that caused her to spend some seven hours at the hospital, where they cleaned the wound, numbed it and tore off destroyed skin
Caydence spoke about the alleged incident as well, recalling the punishment that caused her to spend some seven hours at the
