Crime & Safety
After 15-Year-Old Drowns At Danville School, Family Sues
Benjamin Curry was pulled from the San Ramon Valley High School pool on May 8. He died at a hospital.
DANVILLE, CA — A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Tuesday claiming that a school PE instructor was distracted while supervising 15-year-old Benjamin Curry, who drowned in the pool during PE class.
Curry’s family filed the suit against PE teacher Aaron Becker and the San Ramon Valley Unified School District for the incident, which occurred in May at San Ramon Valley High. The suit was filed by the family after enhanced surveillance video gave potential clues as to why the tragedy happened.
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