Legal Question in Discrimination Law in New York
My son was harassed today in school by 2 students. I had to pick him up because he was extremely upset. he has been getting picked on because he is gay and my biggest fear is getting a phone call saying that my son is hurt. he feels threaten everyday he is in this high school. i dont know what to do. i know the two kids names, if i brought that to the police station would they be able to do anything because i spoke with the dean of the school and she's trying to turn everything on my son and my son did the right thing and walked away. Please help!
1 Answer from Attorneys
The police will not take any action unless there is an immediate threat to your son's physical safety. Your best course of action is to aggressively follow-up with the school and school board. If there is little or no action, then you should see an attorney about the possibility of obtaining an injunctive relief through a court action against the school and the two students.