Mesquite elementary school bounce house lifted by wind, students injured

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MESQUITE, Texas - Students were injured on Friday when a gust of wind blew a Mesquite elementary school's bounce house into the air.

Bounce house injuries

What we know:

The incident happened on Friday morning at Lawrence Elementary's Play Day event.

The district says winds lifted the school's bounce house off of the ground.

Mesquite ISD says "some" students were injured and taken to the hospital for evaluation. None of the injuries are life-threatening.

The school canceled the rest of the Play Day activities.

Counselors are on campus for any student or staff who needs to talk.

The district says it is investigating.

What we don't know:

Mesquite did not say how many students were injured or what kind of injuries they sustained.

What they're saying:

"We are committed to reviewing every aspect of the event to ensure it never happens again. Nothing matters more than protecting the children entrusted to our care," wrote a Mesquite ISD spokesperson in a statement.

"It was real scary," said student Israel Rodriguez. "Some of the fourth graders, I knew them, they were my friends. One of them, his head was busted open, he was bleeding from his head and the other one he broke his hand, his bone was out."

Bounce 'N' More statement

A spokesperson for Bounce ‘N’ More, the company behind the bounce house, released a statement to FOX 4.

"We are deeply saddened by the incident that occurred earlier today at Lawrence Elementary School during a field day event. Our thoughts are with everyone affected—students, families, teachers, staff, and the broader community. As a family business, this has been truly upsetting for all of us at Bounce N More. In nearly 20 years of operation, we have been proud to safely support over 3,000 events each year across North Texas, and we have never witnessed an incident of this nature. The total health and wellbeing of our customers has always been our greatest priority, and we have worked hard to uphold the highest of safety standards in every aspect of our work.

While today’s event was self-staffed, an option available to all customers, we can confirm that all safety checks and procedures were followed during setup, including full function of all blowers, air tubes, and zippers, and anchored with sandbags as required for use on concrete. All safety measures were reviewed on-site and signed as required prior to the event, outlining evacuation procedures in the event of wind speeds exceeding 15 mph or rain, and with the unit’s safety rules and maximum occupancy of four properly displayed. We are conducting a thorough internal review as we await more information, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to safely serving the communities we love."