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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could always try filing a lawsuit for intentional infliction of emotional distress...especially if the perpetrators have money...that seems to be the only thing to get some people's attention. Or even perhaps negligent infliction against the school for not doing anything to stop it. No idea how this would play out, but the lack of merit doesn't seem to be a deterrent to filing a lawsuit these days. [/quote]

That is pretty terrible advice.  Intentional infliction of emotional distress cases are, deliberately, rarely found actionable because of the fear of opening the floodgates.  Moreover, a public lawsuit against the school would garner a great deal of publicity -- the parents' names would be public in the suit and the child's name could be figured out easily.

This is not minimizing the seriousness and great potential harm from cyberbullying, just telling you (as most litigators or former litigators will) that litigants are rarely happy with civil litigation as a means of resolving such a dispute -- slow, expensive, public, and burdensome in terms of the discovery you undertake and are subject to.

There are more lawyers working to stop cyberbullying now, however, so it might be worth trying to identify some practitioners in this area and consulting them.  If the school is being dismissive to your concerns (not saying that's happening but if it is), a lawyer letter will get their attention plenty fast and is much less expensive and has less collateral damage for you (e.g. No article about your case on the front page of the Post Metro section).

Good luck to your family and very sorry there's a problem.  Social media makes growing up in this era terribly complicated.

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