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Family Suing Mount Vernon, Police, School Over Cheerleading Stabbing Attack
The family of a cheerleader who was stabbed during an attack at a high school parade event in Westchester that killed her friend plans to sue the city, the school district, and the police department.
Attorney Lauren P. Raysor announced on Friday, June 23 in Mount Vernon, the lawsuit will be filed on behalf of Nicole Duncan, the mother of Mainece Simpson, a student at Mount Vernon High School and a member of the school’s cheerleading team who was stabbed numerous times by a rival cheerleader but survived.
Officials said that shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022, in Mount Vern…
Teacher Assaulted By Atlantic City Teens, Parents Also Get Into Fight: Police
A fight at Atlantic City High School led to the arrest of three teenagers and later three adults in a separate fight, authorities said.
On Wednesday, April 26, at 12:37 p.m., police were dispatched to the high school for a report of a fight among students and involving a teacher. Responding units arrived to find the fight had been broken up and the involved parties were separated.
An investigation conducted by Detective Fariyd Holmes concluded that the fight originated when three female students, ages 14, 15, and 16, began assaulting a 15-year-old student.
A substitute teacher, 24, attempt…