The parents of a Latin School of Chicago student who died by suicide in 2022 after being bullied filed a second lawsuit against the school for refusing to hand over their son’s records, including his multiple reports of being bullied, the suit says.
Robert and Rosellene Bronstein with a photo of their son, Nate, at their Lincoln Park home on June 23, 2023. Nate died in January 2022.
“We were aware of the bullying because he would come home and share with us information about what kids were doing to him,” said Nate’s mother, Rosellene Bronstein. “The isolation, the exclusion, the not feeling welcome. But Rob and I were not made aware of the cyberbullying that happened — ever.” In an email Thursday, Latin School said, “out of respect for all involved, we believe it is not appropriate to comment on this litigation at this time.”
Latin School student Nate Bronstein died by suicide in 2022 after being bullied"relentlessly," a lawsuit says. His parents filed a second lawsuit on June 5 against the elite private school for refusing to hand over their son's records, including his multiple reports of being bullied, the suit says. The Latin School of Chicago handbook says parents can examine the files upon contacting the division director for an appointment. The files contain copies of all grade reports, standardized test scores, correspondence involving the student, teacher notes, disciplinary records and other miscellaneous records and papers, according to the handbook found on the school’s website.
Rosellene Bronstein said there is an absence of urgency in how the school deals with situations that require it. “All parents, understandably, always have their child’s best interests in mind. A lot of the parents of the bullies in our case have expressed tremendous frustration and disappointment at the Latin School,” she said. “Not only were they not informed when the school was required to inform them in December, the school didn’t inform them after our son died. Many of these people found out about their child’s involvement when our attorney contacted them six weeks later.
“There were situations where our child would get hit by other kids and after it’s happened a couple of times, there needs to be some accountability,” she said on Wednesday. “There was also inappropriate touching where some boys would hit girls on their butts, and we’re talking like 6, 7 years old, and at that point, that shouldn’t be happening.
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