Comments | bullying_begone: NJ bully's paralyzing punch nets $4.2M settlement

lynn82md in bullying_begone

NJ bully's paralyzing punch nets $4.2M settlement

Apr 19, 2012 16:17

A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a lawsuit by a middle school student who was paralyzed when a known bully punched him in the abdomen ( Read more... )

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luna_glass_wall April 19 2012, 16:46:47 UTC

Reason #whatever why I'm homeschooling my children.

I have a friend who lives close to there; I wonder if she's heard anything about this...and Lord. If the districts' actions are representative of the "leading edge" in NJ anti-bullying practices...I'm glad I got out of NJ public schools with just emotional scars, not those PLUS physical ones.

jesskat April 20 2012, 00:09:47 UTC

Jesus Christ, paralyzed?! That's horrific. This is what happens when people don't take bullying seriously.

alice_the_raven April 20 2012, 02:09:12 UTC

That was so tragic and preventable. I think you really have to hit the bully enablers in the pocketbook.

snow_fall April 20 2012, 15:59:08 UTC

This is a step forward. However, I can't wait to see the day that parents are held responsible for enabling their children to be bullies as well.