Father sues school district over son’s suicide

Published July 4, 2014 2:36pm ET



EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — The father of a southern Illinois teenager who killed himself a day after watching an anti-bullying movie at school has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the district, accusing administrators of failing to stop the relentless taunts targeting his son.

Bradley Lewis’ federal lawsuit, filed Monday, names the Carterville school district, its superintendent, the high school principal and football coach, the makers of the anti-bullying video and the owner of the shotgun that 15-year-old Jordan Lewis used to end his life on Oct. 17, 2013.

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