As part of Public Justice’s Anti-Bullying Campaign, we are tracking jury verdicts and settlements in
bullying and harassment cases filed against school districts in federal and state courts throughout the
country. Each case, organized by state, lists the relief achieved—both monetary and non-monetary—as
well as the nature of the harassment, the number of plaintiffs, the basic facts, the causes of action, and
the plaintiffs’ attorneys. We hope this resource will be helpful to attorneys representing bullied students.
If you are working on, or know of, a bullying or harassment case that has resulted in a judgment or
settlement, please let us know so that we can include the case on this list. Please send your information
to Adele Kimmel, Senior Attorney, at akimmel@publicjustice.net. In addition, if you are interested in
obtaining co-counsel or other legal assistance from Public Justice on a bullying or harassment case,
please contact us. School districts and officials need to comply with the law and respond appropriately
to bullying. We want to make sure that they do. For more information, please read our primer, Litigating
Bullying Cases: Holding School Districts and Officials Accountable.
MARYLAND
Lawsuit against Baltimore City Public Schools (Cir. Ct. Baltimore City 2013)
• Settlement: $45,000.
• Harassment/Injuries: Physical assault.
• Single Plaintiff.
• Basic Facts: Female high school student was beaten up so severely that she required three
surgeries. Attacker had a history of bullying the girl, which was well known by the school.
Victim alleged that the school provided insufficient supervision to protect her when the fight
broke out.
• Cause of Action: Unknown.
• Plaintiff’s Attorney: Unknown.
• More Information: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/baltimore-city-settlesbullying-lawsuit-for-45k/-/10131532/20437604/-/kqltiu/-/index.html.
Lawsuit against Prince George’s County Public Schools (Cir. Ct. Prince George’s Cnty. 2017)
• Jury Verdict: $100,000.
• Harassment/Injuries: Physical assault.
• Single Plaintiff.
• Basic Facts: The plaintiff, a female elementary school student, was attacked by another female
student on a school bus as other kids recorded and encouraged the beating. Although the bus
driver stopped the bus to address the attacker on two occasions, the beating still occurred
afterwards, and the bus driver did nothing as the attack took place. The bus driver also did not
report the incident to the school or police. The plaintiff’s mother had previously reported to
21
school administrators that the attacker was physically bullying the plaintiff, but the school took
no action prior to or after the beating.
• Cause of Action: Unknown.
• Plaintiff’s Attorney: Unknown.
• More Information: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/im-not-fighting-youjury-awards-100000-to-family-of-girl-in-school-bus-assault/2017/04/20/89dd6234-25e9-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html?utm_term=.f7c01d3ea955 highlig
No comments:
Post a Comment
If your comment does not appear in 24 hours, please send your comment directly to our e-mail address:
parentscoalitionmc AT outlook.com