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Assaults, Threats And Bullying In Boston Schools ? Will The Law Help? (Part One)

By Altman & Altman

Yesterday, the Boston Globe?s front page reflected the start of a new series of articles on students, families and schools. It described the plight of Lexi, a 14-year-old girl who began classes at a new school in an ?affluent suburb? west of Boston. According to the story, Lexi?s torment began within the first few days, when a ?friend? texted her the message, ?Go online.?? ?Online? being shorthand for ?facebook?, Lexi went to the page to find pictures a girlfriend had taken a few months before of Lexi making faces at the camera. After the posting were a string of brilliant comments like, ?You look like a rat that has been put on crack . . . in other words ugly as balls,?? and ? hahaha?. This was a terrific blow. After all, Lexi had realized that how she looked mattered a great deal in how she was or was not accepted...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on June 21, 2010 (boomark / email).