This Petition is a call for CHANGE at The Woodlands Hills following Elizabeth, 2-years-old, found by her mother floating face down DEAD in the pool, only feet away from the Life Guard at The Woodlands Hills Pool on Friday, June 2, 2023. 

Elizabeth is in critical condition at Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit fighting for her life right now. She was found by her mother floating face down DEAD in the pool, only feet away from the Life Guard at The Woodlands Hills community pool, unresponsive, no pulse, not breathing, and blue. CPR and an oxygen machine forced her to conscience before dying on her way to the hospital and being resuscitated once again. She is suffering severe lung damage, internal bleeding, and has coded (died) 7 times at the hospital pediatric ICU. Surgeries, monitoring, medications, and machines are the only way she is staying alive right now. She was transported from The Woodlands to Houston this morning for more intensive intervention to save her life. We are petitioning for change to prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again to another one of our children in our community. 

Photo of Elizabeth fighting for her life after she died 7 times in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Texas Children’s Hospital following the drowning incident at The Woodlands Hills Pool

1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE TRAGEDY OF ELIZABETH: 

A photo was taken by a community resident of The Woodlands Hills Pool Life Guard texting on her phone for 20 minutes while small children play just feet away from where Elizabeth drown.

An overwhelming amount of reports from residents of The Woodlands Hills state that life guards are mostly on their phone or socializing with their friends their entire shift.

WE DEMAND CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY! This is a CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION! Please sign this Petition to always remember what happened to Elizabeth and bring true change to The Woodlands Hills Community Pools to PROTECT OUR CHILDREN! 

We are petitioning for change, “Elizabeth’s Change,” to The Woodlands Hills by requesting the following be implemented at the community pool:

ELIZABETH’S CHANGE: 

• Use of cell phone devices while on life guard duty on the life guard stand is strictly prohibited and results in immediately termination of the life guard
• Socializing with friends or friends surrounding the stand while on life guard duty on the life guard stand is strictly prohibited and results in immediate termination of the life guard
• Video cameras to be installed and record multiple angles of every pools in The Woodlands Hills for the safety of our residents
• Implementation of another life guard stand near the lazy river for safety of our residents
• Life Guard Manager, responsible for enforcing rules upon the Life Guards, must have work experience of (1) a minimum of 2 swim seasons working as a life guard, and (2) a minimum of 5 years total work experience
• Drug screening upon hiring life guards and random drug testing of life guards throughout duration of employment
• The Woodlands Hills HOA to offer CPR Training Course(s) available to residents once a year before swim season begins
• Provide weekly training and testing for the Life Guards

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION AND SUPPORT “ELIZABETH’S CHANGE” TO SAVE THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN BY DEMANDING CHANGE AT THE WOODLANDS HILLS POOL!