Family files $10M lawsuit after 9-year-old beaten up on school bus
Saraia Collins, a 9-year-old girl, is afraid to go back to school.
Collins, who goes to Highland Park Elementary School in Landover, Maryland, was attacked by a classmate on the bus, and she is scared to go back and have to face the kids who hurt her. Her family is now suing for $10 million in a suit filed against Prince George’s County, the school system, the school administration and the bus driver.
“The bus driver continued to drive,” McDaniel said. “He did not stop. He did not make sure that Saraia was OK. In essence, he just allowed the attack to take place.”
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Tierra Holland, Saraia’s mother, said that the bullying had been taking place for some time and that she had reported it to school officials. But it is only now that there is a multimillion lawsuit against them that the administrators are taking notice.
“It’s not about the money for us,” Holland said. “We are not suing for money. We’re worried about Prince George’s County Public Schools acknowledging bullying going on in her school.”
“She is scared to go back to school, and I’m not sure how it is that they compensate her for that,” attorney Brian McDaniel said. “She’s scared to have interaction with other students. I’m not sure how they compensate her for that.”
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