An alleged epidemic of violence and bullying in and around Long Island schools has led some parents to file lawsuits in order to make the schools a safer place for students.
Long Island mom Latasha Bennett has filed a lawsuit against the Central Islip School District on behalf of her 16-year-old daughter, who Bennett says was sexually assaulted by a known "groper." Bennett says her daughter has been bullied by groups of girls since middle school and that the district tried to cover up the incident without calling the police.
Bennett says the bullying has been going on since her daughter was in Middle School. At one point a staff member was assigned by the district to make sure her daughter was safe however she was anything but back in October when her mother says she was sexually assaulted by a known "groper." The family ended up filing a police report and says the student was arrested and sent to night school, but he’s expected to return to the building next week. Bennett plans to keep her daughter home from school until the district can guarantee her safety. The victim’s sister, who graduated last year, says even teachers have a hard time protecting themselves as seen in this video where a teacher suffered a traumatic brain injury after trying to break up a fight.
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