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My daughter started getting threats of being beat up at the beginning of the school week, the school was notified and one of my daughters teachers chaperoned her around the school for one day. Friday, the girl finally acted and attacked my daughter. She grabbed my daughter's hair and punched her multiple times in the back of the head. I want the girl expelled. We are pressing charges but what can I do if the school allows her back at the school?
I sorry to hear that this happened to your daughter. The Claire Davis School Safety Act, enacted in 2017, allows parents to sue schools for failing to protect students from "reasonably foreseeable" acts of violence, establishing a statutory obligation for schools to be vigilant about bullying and take preventive measures. Though the Act has clear provisions for severe violent acts, its coverage of bullying remains to be fully elucidated through ongoing legal cases in Grand Junction and Arapahoe County, which challenge schools' liability in bullying scenarios under the Act.
Moreover, parents can also sue the bullies parents under Colorado’s Parental Responsibility Statutes. This statute allows for parents to be sued for damages caused by their minor children, often seen in vandalism cases, but is also applicable to bullying scenarios.
Our attorney wrote an article and recorded a video on this issue, "Seeking Justice for Colorado’s Children: Compensation and Relief for Bullied Kids."
Please contact us if you would like us to evaluate your case and discuss how we can help your daughter get the safe environment in school she deserves.
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