DA: School knew of brutal bullying of Phoebe Prince

According to a recent article by the Boston Herald, nine South Hadley High students have been charged in connection with the January 14th suicide death of bullying victim Phoebe Prince. The students were charged with crimes varying from statutory rape, to assault, to assault with a deadly weapon. Despite attempts by Prince's mother to alert school officials of the frequency and depth of bullying her daughter was experiencing, officials did little to nothing to stop it. The passing of this young girl has prompted demands by residents for the resignation of Superintendent Gus Sayer after he refused to explain why the bullies had not been punished weeks after Prince's suicide. In the wake of this young girl's suicide, on March 11th, the senate approved legislation for an anti-bullying curriculum. South Hadley High School has since developed an anti-bullying task force which met March 29th.