Florida mother says daughter charged over school attack had faced bullying
An 11-year-old Florida girl has been charged with aggravated battery after video showed her beating a classmate in a school cafeteria. Her mother says the girl had faced weeks of bullying and is a child who made a mistake, while the injured pupil’s family says the attack left her with a concussion and too frightened to return to school.
The accused girl’s mother says she repeatedly asked school officials for help and wants the court to consider the events before the confrontation; she says she does not condone the violence. The victim’s family says she was punched more than 40 times, and a lawyer alleges the school failed to act on warnings. Prosecutors first referred the case to a juvenile diversion programme as a misdemeanour, then filed the more serious felony charge after the victim’s mother requested prosecution and officials considered the injuries.
In short
- An 11-year-old faces a felony charge after a school cafeteria assault.
- Her mother says bullying preceded the attack.
- The injured pupil’s family says she suffered a concussion.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Mother whose alleged bully daughter was charged over video of her beating up schoolmate insists her child is the victim”.