HISD shares video of the day Landon Payton died on campus

HOUSTON – A father is still searching for answers a week after his son, Landon Payton, 14, died as a result of a medical emergency at Marshall Middle School.

On Wednesday, HISD provided the Payton family with a new video. Their attorney said the video still does not tell a clear story about what happened the day Landon died.

The family met with county leaders again for about two hours. While they are grateful to be able to see some of the video of Landon, it still doesn't answer an important question about what happened to their son.

The search for answers has not been easy, but the family stands together and keeps its eye on its goal.

“It was very uplifting for them to see the love the community showed them every day,” said family attorney Chris Tritico.

KHOU 11 News was there when the family and attorney traveled to HISD headquarters a second time to review additional surveillance video from last Wednesday.

“They've seen some good videos of him in the gym, in the hallways and in the cafeteria. It hasn't given the family the closure they were hoping for,” Tritico said.

Last week, Landon's father, Alexis Payton, viewed HISD police bodycam footage of his son's final moments.

The video also provides no answers, he said.

“So I'm glad HSD invited them to watch this video. Unfortunately, there just weren't enough responses,” Tritico said.

Tritico, with the Payton family next to him, said there was no indication in this latest video of the impending tragedy.

“It's fine. It's fine and that's why it's so painful,” he said.

There have been no responses from the district so far.

“We sent them a letter asking them, under Texas law, to preserve all evidence. And until we have the autopsy and the results, there's not much we can do,” Tritico said.

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HISD confirmed before the start of the school year that 170 automated defibrillators on the district's campuses were not working.

“I know the AED didn't work, that's not the issue. The question is whether the failure of the AED device would have saved his life if it had worked. We don't know,” Tritico said.

The attorney said the district still has not told the Payton family whether anyone even attempted to use an AED on Landon last week.

HISD has not responded to questions about whether school staff attempted to perform CPR and/or use a defibrillator at any point during Landon's medical emergency.

On Saturday, HISD released more information about the circumstances of Landon's death, including that the nurse who provided medical attention to the student had 30 years of professional experience.

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“Every nurse keeps a history of their activities to monitor their equipment. Where is that? Where is the logbook? Those are the things we want to know,” Tritico said.

Texas Education Code requires a school district to provide its employees with training in the principles and techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an AED.

Every school nurse and physical education teacher must participate and obtain and maintain certification.

Tritico said even if staff were certified, there was concern that equipment would not work.

“It leaves parents asking themselves, 'Will this work? Will it work if my child has a problem?'” he said.

The family is holding a private memorial service for Landon this Saturday.