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Girl, 13, says she was bullied then beaten at school GARDNER, Illinois (WLS) — The family of a 13-year-old girl said an attack at her school in Gardner, Illinois left her face bloody and bruised. The girl’s mother is furious after she said her daughter was bullied, then beaten. “It makes me happy to know that I have family supporters,” said Charlee Funes. The 7th grader has not been in school since last Thursday because she’s afraid. Charlee’s family said she was bruised and bloodied by another student during PE class at Gardner Grade School in Grundy County. “She took ...
Bullied Girl's Harrowing Account of School Abuse Goes Viral On 5/19/21 at 12:02 PM EDT A harrowing Facebook post that revealed the extent of the abuse an Illinois teenage girl faced at the hands of her bully has gone viral on the popular social media site. Photos of a bruised and bloodied Charlee Funes, 13, were shared more nearly 120,000 times on Facebook alongside the post that went into detail about the bullying she faced at a Chicago school. On Tuesday, Funes' family shared the post that said the Gardner 7th grade student had been repeatedly bullied by a girl in her class. Read more
Illinois 7th grader says school bully attacked her during gym class 7th grader in Illinois says school bully attacked her during gym class A family in the southwest suburbs is furious after they say their daughter was bruised and beaten by a school bully and not much is being done about it. GARDNER, Ill. - A family in the southwest suburbs is furious after they say their daughter was bruised and beaten by a school bully and not much is being done about it. The school is calling it an incident of "student misconduct," but the family disagrees. The 13-year-old victim had to go the hospital and ...
Funes says she faceplanted into the asphalt in the parking lot where they were running laps. Her mother, Kimberly Funes, says she showed up to the school after being called by administrators. Kimberly says the school never called an ambulance, and that she took her daughter to the hospital herself. Now, she has concerns that this could happen again. “They said that the teachers will keep an eye on them and they will keep them separated as much as possible, but they’re in the same class,” said Kimberly Funes. In a statement, the principal of the school told NBC 5 that the district immedi...