An attack on one Boston middle school student has left a mother “sick” to her “stomach.” Now, officials in the school district say they are making safety and anti-bullying one of their “top priorities.”
Video of Tina Trent’s eighth grade daughter getting jumped by a group of other Young Achievers School students in Mattapan on Monday, Oct. 3, circulated on the internet at the top of the week. The mom said she felt “sick to [her] stomach,” after hearing her daughter’s call for help and then seeing the video.
“They lured her to an area like where they know no staff is,” she continued to describe the beating to Boston 25 News.
An investigation is now underway after Trent complained to authorities.
While the recent attack is making headlines, Trent says her daughter has been being bullied for weeks by a group of girls. The mom states that she wants the school administration to take action, fearing this will happen again if nothing is done. She also does not want to transfer schools, which is a move under consideration in light of the recent attack.
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However, moving her child doesn’t seem fair to the mom.
“She loves it there, and it’s not fair that she should have to be transferred or go to another school because she’s not safe there when they have known students who are trouble,” Trent said.
Officials in the Boston Public School system promise to make sure the child is safe and want to foster within the district a culture of security for all kids, a statement released by administrators on Friday, Oct. 7 said.
“Our top priorities are keeping our school communities safe and supporting the whole child,” the press release stated. “Boston Public Schools takes all allegations of bullying and violence incredibly seriously.”
This comes after a report was released in May of 2022 revealing bullying is on the rise in Boston schools.
WGBH reports, “District data shows more than an 80% increase in complaints to 440 so far this year, compared to the 243 complaints in 2018-2019, the last full year of in-person learning.”
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