Three defendants dismissed from family lawsuit following sonâs death Nigel Shelby (Source: Shelby family) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | May 18, 2021 at 12:17 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 12:17 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Three defendants were removed last week from a lawsuit involving a Huntsville teen who took his own life back in 2019.
In an update from a lawsuit reported in April 2021, the City of Huntsville, Mayor Tommy Battle and Assistant Principal Lauren Woltjen have been dismissed from a case brought by the family of Nigel Shelby.
According to the original suit, the following parties are still defendants in the case:
Huntsville school officials knew Nigel Shelby was suicidal, lawsuit says
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
Posted Apr 13, 2021
Nigel Shelby, 15, died by suicide in April, 2019. His family has hired a prominent civil rights attorney to investigate the school system s treatment of their son.
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The family of Nigel Shelby, the 15-year-old boy who took his own life in 2019, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Huntsville City Schools as well as the city of Huntsville alleging school officials failed to stop him from being bullied because he was openly gay and that bullying led to his suicide.
The lawsuit also maintains that Huntsville school administrators knew that Shelby was considering suicide and took no action.