School Violence Expert Witnesses Discuss Bullying Victim Suicide

ByJoseph O'Neill

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Updated onOctober 19, 2017

School Violence Expert Witnesses Discuss Bullying Victim Suicide

This claim involves a teenage girl who committed suicide after experiencing repeated bullying at her high school in Maine. There were numerous incidents of bullying documented by the schools administration, however, despite knowledge by senior school administrators that the bullying was taking place, little action was taken to rectify the situation. It was alleged that the school failed to take appropriate action to stop or prevent the bullying, and that the ongoing bullying directly contributed to the girl’s suicide.

Question(s) For Expert Witness

1. Have you ever served as an expert witness on a claim involving bullying or suicide?

2. Do you routinely treat or work with young adults who are depressed and subjected to bullying at school?

Expert Witness Response E-000381

inline imageAdolescent psychology as it relates to bullying and suicide is my specialty, and I have served as an expert on a number of cases similar to this with great success. I have plenty of hands-on experience at some of the country's most prestigious medical institutions treating young adults subjected to bullying at schools, and can speak to this individual’s brain development and coping ability as it relates to bullying, as well as their proclivity to commit suicide. While I can't speak to the protocols used by this school to prevent or stop bullying, I can say that ongoing bullying does increase the risk of suicide on the part of the victim.

About the author

Joseph O'Neill

Joseph O'Neill

Joe has extensive experience in online journalism and technical writing across a range of legal topics, including personal injury, meidcal malpractice, mass torts, consumer litigation, commercial litigation, and more. Joe spent close to six years working at Expert Institute, finishing up his role here as Director of Marketing. He has considerable knowledge across an array of legal topics pertaining to expert witnesses. Currently, Joe servces as Owner and Demand Generation Consultant at LightSail Consulting.

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