15-year-old stood over a 9-year-old girl on a Homestead school bus and rained punches on her head while she tried to cover up.
Her 10-year-old brother got beaten trying to protect her.
Mom had already WARNED Coconut Palm K-8 about the bullying. School shrugged.
Principal even told her they were “overwhelmed” and she should pull her kids.
School cop’s first move? A civil citation. A slap on the wrist for beating a third-grader.
Public outrage exploded. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle overrode it: the citation was “incompatible with the level of violence.” Criminal battery charges followed.
Soft policies almost let a violent bully walk. Only cameras and furious parents forced real charges.
This is why parents don’t trust the system.
$FIL $EPIC $SOMI
Her 10-year-old brother got beaten trying to protect her.
Mom had already WARNED Coconut Palm K-8 about the bullying. School shrugged.
Principal even told her they were “overwhelmed” and she should pull her kids.
School cop’s first move? A civil citation. A slap on the wrist for beating a third-grader.
Public outrage exploded. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle overrode it: the citation was “incompatible with the level of violence.” Criminal battery charges followed.
Soft policies almost let a violent bully walk. Only cameras and furious parents forced real charges.
This is why parents don’t trust the system.
$FIL $EPIC $SOMI
