AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
September 29, 2014
Louise Hall
Court Reporter
A Sydney student has sued his high school, claiming he was bullied by teachers and forced to do tasks not modified for his learning difficulties and special needs.
Jordan Niko took De La Salle College Revesby Heights, a Catholic boys’ school in Sydney’s south-west, to the NSW Supreme Court, seeking damages for negligence, assault, trespass and breach of contract.
Mr Niko, now 18, claimed the bullying by the principal and teachers continued despite his mother, Julie Southern Niko, warning the school the “lack of respect and care” for her son would aggravate his learning difficulties and special needs.
The school denied all allegations and the parties agreed on a confidential settlement earlier this month.
In a statement of claim, Mr Niko said teachers gave him detention and bin duty, denied him access to the toilet, falsely accused him of violence, criticised, mocked and belittled him, including for his haircut, excluded him from classes and exams, forced him to complete group assignments alone, confiscated his property, and “exaggerated instructions to him.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.