Tampa, FL asked in Civil Litigation for Florida

Q: Girls assaulted at school, one has fracrured jaw. What can be done, the school dropped the ball.

My daughters BFF caught a boy stealing out of her teachers desk, she told him to stop. Later at lunch that boy began harassing her. She threw some milk on him and the boy puts her on the ground, straddles her and beats her in the face and kicks her. She was unconscious for a moment and she has a concussion and a fractured jaw. My daughter tried to get the boyvoff of her and she was punched in the face and knocked down, she also has a concussion. The only punishment was a 3 day suspension for the boy. The school and resource officers didn't seem like they wanted to do the paperwork and discouraged us to file charges. Neither girl was sent to the hospital by the school, there was no photo graphs or reports made of the incident. This is caught on video, there were no supervising adults in the cafeteria. We want this boy expelled, he was bragging about hurting the girls on social media and has no remorse.

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Barry W. Kaufman
Barry W. Kaufman
Answered
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: See an attorney about filing suit. That's your recourse. Think seriously about pulling your daughter out of school and homeschooling her, at least for now. I assume she attends public school - these places have degenerated into prison-like societies while in session. Get her out of there.

Stephen Arnold Black agrees with this answer

Stephen Arnold Black
Stephen Arnold Black
Answered
  • Orlando, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: I agree with Attorney Barry. Consult with counsel about filing suit. Consider pulling your child out of these prison type schools and homeschooling her. It is unthinkable that all the Boy got as punishment is a short suspension!

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