JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville mother said a school was negligent when it failed to respond properly when her son had a seizure.

Kathy Williams, the boy's mother, said her 12-year-old son Teddy's death is the school's fault.

"Just answer me. Why did they let this happen?" Williams said. "And they took my baby away from me."

Williams knows it won't bring her son back, but she said she's hoping to make a point.

She said if a school nurse had just called 911 a year ago, Teddy would still be alive.

"I don't want another mother to wake up one morning and get the same phone call I got," Williams said. "I don't want that to happen to anyone. It's not an easy feeling."

Teddy was born with hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in his head.

He had a shunt implanted to help keep him alive.

Richard Lantinberg, the family's lawyer, said the nurse and Teddy's teachers at Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center knew what to do for Teddy, but they just didn't do it.

The attorney said Teddy had a seizure at school after falling asleep, and he said the nurse failed to check on Teddy for about two hours instead of every half an hour, which is the policy.

Teddy was taken to the hospital, and by the next day, he was dead.

"This is really about following the rules," Lantinberg said. "We send our kids to schools to be safe, to learn. There are rules in place to keep them safe, and had they followed the rules, Teddy Williams would be with us today."

The school board doesn't comment on pending lawsuits.

Lantinberg said the family is asking for $100,000. Because of state caps, that is the most they could get.