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School Makes Safety Plan for Bullied Student, Calls Police on Project Baltimore


School Makes Safety Plan for Bullied Student, Calls Police on Project Baltimore
School Makes Safety Plan for Bullied Student, Calls Police on Project Baltimore
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A Baltimore County mom gets results one day after sharing her story with Project Baltimore.

For nearly two months, Inshallah Brown says she’s been pleading with her sons’ school to address the bullying and violence she says is getting worse. The day after Project Baltimore told her story, she received some good news.

“I am feeling better,” Brown told Project Baltimore. “Things are looking up.”

Brown says Featherbed Lane Elementary is finally doing something to protect her six-year-old son, Jalil, who was injured in February when another student flipped over a table, hitting him in the head. The medical report said the first grader likely had a concussion.

“I felt helpless. I wanted to take the pain away from him,” said Brown. “Something has to be done to protect these children. Not only my children, all children. Something has to be done.”

Immediately after the incident, Brown contacted the school asking for help. But she says nothing was done, until she contacted Project Baltimore.

“I just appreciate the fact that there is some progress being made,” she said.

On April 10, the concerned mother sent an email to school officials, saying it had been two months since her son was attacked, and still no help. The day after Fox45 told her story, she got that help when she received a safety plan for Jalil. It’s five pages, detailing how the school will address her concerns on the bus, in the classroom, at lunch, during field trips and between bells.

“I read the safety plan. So far, so good. It looks OK to me. I still have a lot to do. I’m expecting more as far as accountability,” Brown told Fox45.

Brown is not alone in expecting more accountability at Featherbed Lane. She’s just one of several parents Project Baltimore has heard from concerning bullying and violence not being addressed. And Baltimore County Schools official aren’t talking. Not only did the administration decline an interview, when Fox45 met Brown outside the school, the police were called. The officer told Project Baltimore the school’s principal wanted us removed from the property. But sidewalks are public. We left when we were finished.

“I just wanted to say thanks to Project Baltimore for seeing my children and I through all of this,” Brown told Project Baltimore. “It’s a very good first step.”

While Brown is relieved to have the safety plan, she says she asked to have her son moved to another classroom after he was injured. That still has not happened.

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