“We hope all schools, (Boards of Education) and administrators will take a look at their current policies & make the necessary changes to protect all students, as it pertains to bullying and cyberbullying.” “Seth and I are satisfied with the settlement, ready to put this part behind us and move forward, continuing to lend our voice to the epidemic that is stealing our children’s future,” Dianne Grossman said in a statement. “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. The size of the settlement “speaks volumes with regard to the admission and the responsibility of the schools,” he told CNN.īullying doesn't look like it used to. It is the largest bullying settlement in the country, according to Bruce Nagel, an attorney for the Grossman family. The Rockaway Township School District superintendent told CNN the district had no comment on the settlement, which was reached in court Wednesday. 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. 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. 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.
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