A brave young Pennsylvania girl spoke out in fury against teachers and administrators at her school after a transgender student savagely beat her friend with a Stanley Cup.
The incident took place Wednesday at Pennbrook Middle School, when the 13-year-old girl blinded her 12-year-old victim in the school cafeteria using the cup, hitting her in the head and creating an open wound.
The unidentified student had to be hospitalized and given staples to close the cuts to her head before undergoing concussion protocol, according to police.
School Principal Todd Bauer said the attack — which was captured on security camera — was “deeply disturbing” in a statement at the start of Thursday’s board meeting.
However, as one unidentified student bravely stated, not only did she warn teachers that the bullying student had “a blacklist,” but she added that she would be the next to be attacked if she hadn’t not been arrested.
The brave Pennsylvania girl spoke out furiously against teachers and administrators at her school after a transgender student beat her friend with a Stanley Cup.
“You could have stopped him,” said the brave girl. “It’s been five hours since I told you this was going to happen. I don’t understand how you couldn’t have stopped this.
She added that there was one girl the bully “targeted every day at lunch.” And they went to the counselor every day and told them this was going to happen.
The attacker was brutal enough to shout “I’m going to kill you!” repeatedly among students.
The girl explained how she and two classmates had filled out paperwork explaining what they thought would happen if nothing was done, and said she was told to “watch her back” at lunch.
A teacher replied: “Don’t worry, it won’t happen.”
She added that once the attack began, it lasted 28 minutes, while the school board said it only lasted eight minutes.
“We had to see (the victim) come out with blood running down his face and I will never forget that!” Last night, lying in bed, I kept repeating it in my head.
Parents shared their own outrage at the school’s failure to protect the student and how this has been a shocking trend at the school and with parents hearing their children and not the responsible adults.
The incident took place Wednesday at Pennbrook Middle School, when the 13-year-old girl blindsided her victim, a 12-year-old girl, in the school cafeteria by using the cup, hitting her in the head and creating an open wound.
School Principal Todd Bauer said the attack — which was captured on security camera — was “deeply disturbing” in a statement released at the start of Thursday’s board meeting.
Stephanie Pallica shockingly revealed the school’s principal called what happened a “fight” in an email to parents.
“As a parent, your worst fear comes to life when you get that call from your child crying at school: ‘Mom, help me, I’m scared, there’s blood everywhere.’ » You can’t get to them fast enough. And they hang up on you, because teachers and staff are yelling at them to hang up,” she said.
“When we receive an email stating that ‘student safety is always of the utmost importance to the district,’ it really becomes rhetoric that we don’t believe or trust,” added Susan Dziedzic, according to The Reporter Online.
“I could spend hours giving you examples of the violence that easily happens, in any school, on any day, from K-12,” she added.
Alyssa Santiago’s daughter was also on the alleged blacklist and called twice to notify the school.
“I was assured that my daughter was safe and that she was being handled and cared for.”
Another parent, Ariel Baker Edwards, said she began warning about the attacker as early as September.
Chris Pekula, who said he had a friend who lost a child in the Sandy Hook massacre, was outraged that children were being kept in detention, unable to communicate with their families.
“You could have stopped him,” said the brave girl. “It’s been five hours since I told you this was going to happen. I don’t understand how you couldn’t have stopped this’
The attacker has been charged by police with aggravated assault and his hearing is scheduled for Monday.
He asked: “Why were the children left in the room, when this incident took place, while they were cleaning up the blood on the floor? My daughter calls me crying, hysterical, saying they were cleaning up the blood on the floor.
Pekula’s daughters were among the students who visited counselors twice the morning of the attack and warned them of his arrival, he said.
“What happened between the time you and your district received warning that this attack was coming, until the time the attack occurred? Because it happened exactly like she told you.
Several guardians even reported seeing videos on social media of the perpetrator engaging in violent behavior, adding that their children knew of the student’s reputation and went to school in fear.
“There has been a violent history of this child, and I want to ask one of the board members to evaluate the ‘Safe2Say’ program, to convene a special committee, as you did for the high school renovations, to evaluate everything that happened and report back to the community,” Shannon Main said.
One of the parents, Sarah Batory, emphasized the trauma these children suffered, saying her son told her: “When I close my eyes, all I see is (the victim’s) blood. ). »
The meeting ended with angry parents shouting more questions at the board.
“We cannot comment at this time, due to everyone’s due process rights and the law. I wish I could answer these questions. My heart is also broken,” said board vice president Christian Fusco.
“As an educator, as a superintendent and as a father, I am appalled by what happened,” said Superintendent Todd Bauer.
Several parents said they saw videos on social media of the attacker engaging in violent behavior, adding that their children knew of the student’s reputation and went to school in fear.
Superintendent Todd Bauer could only make an equally unsatisfactory statement.
“As an educator, as a superintendent and as a father, I am appalled by what happened,” he said.
“We are currently investigating the details that led to this incident and why it occurred. We are also working with local law enforcement and their investigations, ensuring that something like this cannot happen again in our schools.
“Such behavior has no place in our schools. You expect better, we expect better, and certainly me too,” he added.
The attacker has been charged by police with aggravated assault and his hearing is scheduled for Monday.
The 12-year-old girl she attacked is still recovering in hospital.
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