Justice for Liam: End School Bullying Now

Hi Everyone:

Due to the overwhelming and deeply concerning circumstances Liam has endured at Angeline Academy of Innovation, we now find it necessary to retain legal counsel. The ACLU, while typically a powerful ally, is currently backed up, and this case requires immediate attention from attorneys who specialize not only in gender discrimination, gender bias, harassment, and bullying, but also in ensuring that Liam’s IEP and educational accommodations are upheld in compliance with the law.

As a mother, watching my son, Liam, endure relentless bullying and

discrimination at Angeline Academy of Innovation has been heart-wrenching.

Since 2023, he has been subjected to cruel torment, not only from students but

from the very staff meant to protect and nurture him. The students have called

him vile names like "faggot," "pussy boy," and have told him to "cut it off,"

mocking his identity and pushing him to the edge by suggesting he should

end his life.

What is even more devastating is that this torment has been met with

indifference or outright participation from the staff. Assistant principals like

Jackie Choo and Cameron Cashman have done nothing to address the

harassment. Instead, they allow it to fester. Teachers such as Mr. Kelly, Mrs.

Salmon, and Mr. Disantas consistently reprimand Liam, giving him referrals and

lunch detentions for minor infractions, while the students bullying him face no

consequences.

Mr. Disantas, in particular, has gone beyond neglect and actively humiliates my

son in class, referring to him as "she" and "shemale." Liam is forced to correct

him every day, enduring this public degradation repeatedly. Eric Kelly

disrespected not just Liam but also me, his mother, by falsifying information on

a referral and then, when confronted during a behavior meeting, became

hostile and screamed at me.

Jackie Choo has even gone so far as to segregate my son and other LGBTQ

students, forcing them to sit separately, as if they are somehow different or less

than the other students. It is appalling that, when Liam was jumped by other

students, no staff member intervened. When I asked the SRO officer, Brantly, if

he had been informed of the incident, he told me that Jackie Choo never even

notified him.

When I attempted to discuss Liam’s accommodations, disabilities, and

diagnosis with Cameron Cashman, I was met with blatant disregard. Over the

phone, he told me he didn’t care and then hung up on me. In shock, I went to

the school to address this in person. With Mrs. Bennett present, Cameron

Cashman became hostile and repeated that he didn’t care about my son’s

diagnosis and that he would end this meeting to as he had just done

referencing our phone conversation. He then ended the meeting abruptly, just

as he had hung up the phone on me. It was clear that Liam’s needs were being

completely ignored, adding to the growing list of injustices he faces at

Angeline.

I have filed five criminal complaints against the staff at Angeline because my

son’s safety and well-being are at stake. It is unbearable to think that those

entrusted with his education and care are the very ones complicit in his

torment. I am disgusted and heartbroken that my voice is being silenced while

my child’s life is being jeopardized.