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High School Student Stabs Student

The Facts

Student stabs another student in classroom, requiring multiple surgeries. School went into lockdown. Tremendous parental and community outrage followed as this was not the first stabbing and the district had previously removed their SROs from the system. The fight and stabbing were captured on video, leading to the arrest of the assailant who remains incarcerated. Tremendous amount of media attention. There were a series of communications challenges that occurred during the immediate moments following the stabbing that led to anger and blame by the victim's family. 

Our Coverage

  • Crisis Management
  • Counseling
  • Travel Expenses
  • Medical Expenses
  • Legal/Investigation Services
  • Bio-hazard Clean Up

The Value

The value the insured received included:

  • Support for the administrator interfacing with the victim and assailant's families
  • Immediate offering of psychological support for impacted stakeholders as well as victim's family
  • Hiring of legal counsel to provide guidance on the internal investigation