A 13-year-old boy has been arrested following a New Jersey mom’s claim that he viciously attacked her, then shouted racial slurs at her son, who had allegedly been the target of the suspect’s relentless bullying.
The teen was no stranger to the family, though, and the attack was apparently not random. Ruiz claims the student was harassing her and her son because they’re of Mexican descent. After the boy reported the harassment to the school, they sequestered him for the rest of the day, according to family attorney Daniel Santiago, but didn’t contact the Ruiz family or take any action against the bully. But when he told his mom what happened, she went to the school and demanded answers.
To make matters worse, Santiago told Yahoo Lifestyle that he learned the teen suspect had mutliple Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying reports on his record at the time of the attack, and that he believes the school had known about this but failed to penalize the student in order to protect the school’s reputation and that of Passaic Public Schools Superintendent Pablo Munoz.
The mayor also said that the matter “is being taken extremely seriously,” and that he’s already met with my chief of police, local officials and school administration as well as board members in pursuit of justice. He was released into the custody of his parents and is due to appear in Family Court. “Despite this accusation, the juvenile is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt," said Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes in a statement.
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