The parents of an 8-year-old student who killed himself after being persistently bullied can move forward with a lawsuit against the Cincinnati school district that alleges wrongful death and other charges, a federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday.
Gabriel Taye’s parents accuse school officials in Cincinnati of intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress and failure to report child ab.
Parents of boy, 8, who killed himself after being bullied and knocked unconscious by classmates can sue school district
Gabriel Taye, eight, hanged himself in January 2017, two days after he was knocked unconscious by bullies in the bathroom at Carson Elementary School
His parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school and the Cincinnati Public School District and have now been told they will be allowed to sue
The lawsuit alleges school administrators allowed bullying to take place and then attempted to cover it up
Last December, Carson Elementary Principal Ruthenia Jackson and Vice Principal Jeffrey McKenzie moved to have lawsuit claims dismissed in court
Court: Parents of Ohio 8-year-old who killed himself can sue educators
The three-judge panel said Gabriel Taye’s parents had established “reckless behavior” that prevents school officials from receiving governmental immunity.
Credit: Cornelia Reynolds via AP, File
FILE - This undated file photo provided by Cornelia Reynolds shows her son Gabriel Taye when he was in second grade. Author: Associated Press Updated: 5:53 PM EST December 29, 2020
The parents of an 8-year-old student who killed himself after being persistently bullied can move forward with a lawsuit against the Cincinnati school district that alleges wrongful death and other charges, a federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday.
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