Can i sue detroit public school for my son being bullied?
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Can i sue detroit public school for my son being bullied?
My son was in a fight with a student in the beginning of the school year. Last Thursday the young man that my son fought jumped on my son with two of his friends hazing my son holding him down with another student and the other student punching him in the face lip stomach and sticking something in my sons ear to iniate him in a bloods gang my son refused to join. My sons school has been aware of my sons bullying issue and has done nothing about it.
Asked on October 20, 2019 under Personal Injury, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
Because the school "has been aware of" you "son's bulllying issue but has done nothing about it," you can sue them: having had knowledge of the issue but failing to address it is negligent, or unreasonably careless, and could make them liable. But the real issue is: is it worth suing? You can only sue for the injuries suffered and costs incurred due to the negligence. If your son is, we hope, basically unhurt and you have not incurred very large out-of-pocket (not paid by insurance or Medicaid) legal bills, there is little or no point to suing, since with light injuries and small costs/bills, you would not be entitled to enough compensation to make the lawsuit worthwhile. On the other hand, if your son suffered some significant long term injury or you have injured significant medical (including, if he needs it, counseling or therapy) bills, then a lawsuit may well be worthwhile.
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