Central Regional High School is blamed for the Adriana Kuch suicide in Berkeley, New Jersey, and her bullies were arrested with charges upgraded. Based on sources, the 14-year-old teen girl killed herself at home last February 3 after a video of her getting attacked by four girls was spread online, but school authorities did nothing to stop it.
Four New Jersey Girls Arrested for Bullying Adriana Kuch
The girl had suffered several injuries and was emotionally distraught by the bullying she suffered before ending her life, reported MEAWW.
The three unnamed suspects, who were instrumental in the tragic suicide, were charged earlier with third-degree felony assault. Another fourth suspect is charged with disorderly conduct, but authorities elevate the charges. Out of the four accused, one is charged with an aggravated assault, one with harassment, and the other two with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, as mentioned by The New York Post.
The Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D Billhimer released a media statement last Friday, February 10, that the teens and guardians will be given a complaint copy and will appear in court. They were recorded in the footage bullying and hurting the victim while walking with her boyfriend in the Central Regional High School hallway last February 1, according to NBC New York.
One of the suspected attackers poured liquid and struck the victim, while onlookers did not do anything to stop the girl from getting dragged, but they instead laughed. They cruelly pulled Kuch's hair and hit her with a small water bottle as one was overheard cussing at their victim.
Michael Kuch, the victim's father, called out the school where it happened. He was upset how the school superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides blamed his daughter because she got bullied to death.
NJ Central Regional High School Blamed for Suicide
He spoke to the DailyMail and gave a scathing barrage of how the school superintendent acted unprofessionally. Cited how Parlapanides went online to social media and then justified his actions, attacking other people too.Remarked that the administration should be replaced and removed on how they mishandled the issue, saying the school official does not deserve his position because of blocking justice, noted Daily Mail.
Another parent spoke out because her child studies at Central Regional High School by starting a petition. The mother, Racheal O'Dea, posted on Change.org that in January 2022, her daughter was physically attacked by several girls in school. Her daughter had told of their threats and getting stalked menacingly by them at the school, but the school administration ignored her. The assault was recorded and posted on social media, with a case filed against the high school for a year claiming negligence and involvement.
O'Dea weighed in on Kuch's death caused by bullies at the school. She states that nearly a year has passed since her family filed a lawsuit, here comes the suicide of the teen who was brutalized and attacked at Central Regional HS, leading to taking her life days later. She made it clear that the school is not taking full responsibility for what happened and stressed the violence at the school must stop. The administration must change to have more security for the kids.
As a result of Adriana Kuch's suicide, the bullies get arrested, and the school is blamed for not creating a safe atmosphere for students and not condoning bullying.
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