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‘They failed Adriana:' Family of NJ teen who died by suicide after viral school fight video sues
The family of a 14-year-old girl who died by suicide last year after video of other students viciously attacking her in a high school hallway was posted to social media is filing a civil lawsuit alleging school administrators knew a “culture of violence” existed at Central Regional High School and failed to protect the teenager from its clutches. Adriana Kuch,…
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New Jersey has a big bullying problem, study reveals
New Jersey has a big bullying problem, a recent study conducted by WalletHub reveals. Just how big is New Jersey’s problem? Well, according to WalletHub it ranks in the top 5 states with the biggest bullying problem. The Garden State ranked at No. 4 out of 48 states, including the District of Columbia. (According to the study, due to data…
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‘This Has Been a Nightmare:' 3rd Family Accuses Long Island School District of Bullying Inaction
The parents of a 13-year-old Long Island student said their daughter was bullied and discriminated against by her classmates to the point where she was considering taking her own life, but say the school district did nothing to address it. “This has been a nightmare,” said Antoinette Moore-Thomas, alongside her husband Gregory on Thursday. The source of the family’s...
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More Claims of Bullying and Discrimination Lodged Against Long Island School
The family of a 13-year-old student says their daughter was bullied and discriminated against at her school in Central Islip. Greg Cergol reports.
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New Bullying Lawsuit Filed Against NJ School District
The Central Regional School District is facing another lawsuit alleging that they ignored bullying claims regarding a student with autism.
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Months After Teen's Suicide, New Lawsuit Alleges NJ District Ignored Bullying Claims
A New Jersey school district is facing another lawsuit of allegedly failing to investigate harassment and bullying, which comes just months after a 14-year-old student took her own life days after being tormented on social media and video showed her getting attacked by classmates in a school hallway.
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‘I Can't Be There to Protect Her:' NY Dad to Sue Over Stomach-Churning Hallway Attack
Video of a Long Island high school student getting pummeled in a hallway attack at school was posted online, and now the teen’s father plans on suing the district, claiming they did not do enough to protect his daughter.
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Long Island Family Files Lawsuit After Teen Attacked At School
News 4’s Greg Cergol reports.
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Tragic Bullying Death at CT School Leads to Historic Settlement, 10 Years Later
A sister talked with NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace about the loss of her teenage brother a decade ago, and what’s believed to be a historic wrongful death settlement in a tragic school bullying case in Connecticut. Now the family hopes their pain will finally result in real change.
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Years After Boy's Suicide, Greenwich OKs $5M Settlement in High-Profile School Bullying Case
Bart Palosz was bullied for years. More than 25 reports were filed. His parents begged the school district for help. He showed up for his first day of high school his sophomore year — and died before the sun rose the next day.
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Family Sues NYC Over Elementary School's Response to ‘Unimaginable Racism,' Bullying
A Black family is suing the NYC Department of Education for failing to protect their two young children from what they said was racist bullying incidents at their lower Manhattan elementary school. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.
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Hundreds Condemn ‘Culture of Bullying' at NJ High School
The Central Regional School Board held its first meeting since a 14-year-old girl took her own life days after a brutal attack in the school hallway. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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‘That Girl Should Still Be Alive': Hundreds Condemn NJ School for ‘Culture of Bullying'
Emotions boiled over inside a New Jersey high school auditorium Thursday night, as scores of students and parents one-by-one stood at a microphone to address what they call a “culture of bullying” inside the school where a 14-year-old freshman was attacked in a hallway and tormented on social media days before taking her own life.
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NJ School District Braces for Public Outrage Over Adriana Kuch Video at Board Meeting Tonight
Hundreds are expected to flood a New Jersey high school auditorium Thursday night for a Board of Education meeting that many hope will be a springboard for improved communication, compassion and coordination around school anti-bullying efforts after a 14-year-old freshman died by suicide two days after she was humiliated on social media. Central Regional High School in Bayville moved its…
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Parents Demand Change Following Bullying Death at NJ High School
The day before a school board meeting, about a dozen parents rally to hold the school administration accountable for not doing more about bullying. Brian Thompson reports.
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Parents Rally Against Bullying, Demand Changes After Hallway Attack Leads to NJ Teen's Suicide
More than a dozen bikers added their support Wednesday to the anti-bullying campaign at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township, New Jersey. “She matters! She matters!” chanted the protestors as vehicles passing by honked their horns. A dozen parents were out in front of the school rallying for a change in policy after 14-year-old Adriana Kuch took her own…
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New Claims of Bullying At NJ School Where Attack Caught on Video Led to Teen's Suicide
There are new allegations of bullying at a New Jersey high school surfacing less than two weeks after video was shared on social media showing students engaged in a hallway attack on a 14-year-old girl — who later took her own life.
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NJ Superintendent Resigns After School Attack, Student's Suicide
The superintendent of the New Jersey school district where a 14-year-old freshman died by suicide 48 hours after video of bullying surfaced online has resigned, a day after funeral services were held for teenager. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.
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Superintendent Resigns Amid NJ District Fallout Over Handling of Hallway Attack, Student Death
Four students have been charged in connection with an attack inside a New Jersey high school hallway that took place just days before the victim in that incident, a 14-year-old girl, took her own life.
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4 Students Charged in NJ High School Hallway Attack Days Before Victim Took Her Life
Four students have been charged in connection with an attack inside a New Jersey high school hallway that took place just days before the victim in that incident, a 14-year-old girl, took her own life.