NEW YORK — Ellis Lariviere was an eighth grader at Saint Ann’s, an elite private school in Brooklyn Heights, and he had a lot going for him. Teachers praised him as an “abundantly talented” artist, in a school that trumpeted the arts, and they described him as a positive presence in his classes. He had friends at school and an older brother who was thriving there. Ellis liked to cook for his family, and he imagined himself one day being a professional. He also had dyslexia and an attention defic
An eighth grader was asked to leave Saint Ann’s, a prestigious private school in Brooklyn. Three months later, he ended his life. Now his parents are suing the school.