LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — A Jefferson County Public Schools counselor and five students are named in a lawsuit after a mother says her daughter was bullied and assaulted.
School administrators are accused of allowing "horrendous" abuse against Debra James' 15-year-old daughter. James said the cyber-bullying got so bad, she attempted suicide last month. Her attorneys say students threatened to end her life if she didn't do it first. James' daughter is now being homeschooled.
Her attorneys said the school knew about the bullying but failed to act. Five students at the school are also being sued.
James' family made news last year when a fight among teenage girls at a Louisville Speedway, in Portland, ended in the stabbing death of 14-year-old Madison Branch. The incident was captured on surveillance and cell phone video. James' older daughter, Tiffany, was charged with her murder, but claims she was was protecting her younger sister, who was being harassed.
James saying her younger daughter endured further verbal and physical assaults at Westport Middle.
JCPS does not comment on pending litigation.
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