"This settlement should send a strong signal to schools around the country that bullying is an epidemic and schools have a responsibility to protect our children," Nagel said. It is the largest bullying settlement in New Jersey history, an attorney for the Grossman family, Bruce Nagel, told CNN. Twelve-year-old Mallory Grossman took her own life in June 2017 after being bullied in school and cyberbullied by classmates throughout the school year through text and Snapchat messages, according to the lawsuit filed in New Jersey superior court.ĬNN has reached out to the Rockaway Township School District for comment on the settlement, which was reached in court Wednesday. The settlement comes after Diane and Seth Grossman sued Rockaway Township School District in 2018, claiming that, despite repeated complaints, Copeland Middle School administrators did not do enough to prevent their daughter's death. ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey - A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $9.1 million to the family of a girl who died by suicide after she was bullied at school, the family's attorney said. It is the largest bullying settlement in New Jersey history, the family's attorney said.
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