The parents of a girl who died by suicide at age 12 have reached a $9.1 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit against the local school district, their lawyer says.
Parents sue school district over 12-year-old daughter's suicide
"This settlement is one more step in dealing with this avoidable tragedy and I hope that it sends a clear message to all schools around the country that our children must be protected from the horrors of school bullying," Nagle said in a statement Wednesday announcing the settlement. The Grossman family filed their lawsuit against the school district in 2018, claiming officials did nothing to stop what they said was ongoing and systemic bullying of Mallory.Mallory Grossman was 12-years-old when she died by suicide in 2017.
In that meeting, the parents alleged school officials advised them not to file a formal complaint. They say that irretrievably humiliated Mallory and placed the bulk of the responsibility on their daughter.
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