LANSING, Mich.: A Michigan school district accused of failing to stop a teenager from being bullied settled a lawsuit over his suicide for $500,000, a newspaper reported.
Michael Martin, a 13-year-old student at Lansing Everett High School, took his own life in 2019.
A lawsuit filed by his family was settled last year, the Lansing State Journal reported, citing public records.
Michael’s mother, Joanna Wohlfert, said she asked school staff and a bus company for help in addressing bullying but they failed to take action.
The settlement included $332,182 for Michaels estate and $167,818 for lawyers.
Wohlfert declined to comment. There was no immediate comment from the Lansing school district.
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Students told an investigator that Michael was called names and shoved at school. Teachers said they noticed a change in his behavior before his death and had asked the Everett administration to intervene.
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