A Ruston private school is being sued by the parents of a former student who alleges being victimized by bullies for months. Attorney Wes Bearden says the abuse his clients’ son sustained while attending Cedar Creek School went on for more than eight months, and was both physical and psychological.
“It’s everything from telling the kid on almost a daily basis to kill himself, routinely hitting the kid, throwing things at him, attempting to shove a water bottle and a statue up his rear end,” said Bearden.
Cedar Creek says as soon as they became aware of the bullying, the school launched an investigation that resulted in the expulsion of five students. But Cedar Creek says there’s no evidence that the plaintiff’s anal cavity or rectum was penetrated.
Bearden says the Cedar Creek School, the alleged bullies, and their parents are named as defendants in the suit. He says his clients seek unspecified damages and want an eventual jury trial.
“I know that Cedar Creek has done all they can try to disparage this kid upon the filing the lawsuit, I’m going to take the high road here and we’ll talk about that in front of a jury,” said Bearden
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