Adriana had been bullied leading up to the assault on February 1, 2023, her family said. The gruesome attack was captured on video and promptly uploaded to social media, where Adriana became the target of more vitriol and cyberbullying.
Less than two days later, Adriana killed herself in her home as “a result of the emotional distress, humiliation, and embarrassment she experienced,” according to a lawsuit filed by her family this week against the Central Regional Board of Education, the school district’s former superintendent and others.
“Adriana was the light of our lives, and one year after her horrific and needless death, we are still waiting for justice,” her father Michael Kuch said in a statement provided by the family’s attorney.
“It’s clear this school has a serious bullying problem that none of the school administrators care to admit or address.”
The defendants in the lawsuit include the Central Regional Board of Education; Triantafillos Parlapanides, who was the school district’s superintendent at the time of the assault; Irene Marousis, who was the Central Regional High School principal at the time; and Darryl Heale, who was the school’s assistant principal and “Anti-bullying specialist” at the time, according to the lawsuit.
Four juveniles faced criminal charges in connection with the attack. One was charged with aggravated assault, two faced charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and the fourth was charged with harassment.
(CNN) — Editor’s Note: If you are in the US and you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK
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