Late Bullied Student To Get $1.2M From Chicago Public Schools

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The mother of a student from a Chicago Public School who was bullied in the school will receive a $1.2 million settlement as the traumatized student attempted suicide which resulted in his death.

As per the court documents, the mother of the student alleged that the school staff and the students of the Carter Woodson Elementary School bullied him because of which her son attempted suicide. The boy tried to commit suicide back in 2019 and died of health complications earlier this summer. The school is one of the Chicago Public Schools and has agreed to pay a $1.25 million settlement to the mother of the student.

The boy was 13-year-old and suffered from permanent brain damage post the suicide attempt. He was not able to walk or talk and needed a breathing tube because of the mishap.

The mother even alleged that she alerted the school officials about the bullying suffered by her son at the school, but they disregarded the issue. According to the complaint, the teachers and students repeatedly called him dumb and stupid. They even joked that he would end up in a facility for mentally disabled students.

The attorneys for the plaintiff said that the school has failed tremendously to notice the issue and it should be considered as a serious crime of horrific abuse, neglect and incompetence. They even explained that the $1.2 million settlement is necessary as the mother had to take care of all the medical and hospital expenses of her son on her own as the insurance company denied to cover the medical cost considering the suicide.

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