The family of an 8-year-old boy who took his own life after claims of being repeatedly bullied is expected to reach a tentative $3 million settlement that calls for anti-bullying reforms with an Ohio school district
.was a student at Carson Elementary school, where he was subjected to repeated bullying that drove him to take his own life on Jan. 26, 2017, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family against Cincinnati Public Schools in 2017.
The settlement also calls for anti-bullying reforms including staff training, efforts to identify repeat bullying offenders and victims, improve the ability of school nurses to report suspected incidents of bullying and the use of "restorative justice principles" to intervene with students engaging in bullying.
Aaron Herzig, lead outside counsel for CPS, said the resolution "is in the best interest of all parties."