My Daughter’s Bullies Visited Her Hospital Room Every Day—Then One of Them Asked, “Do You Really Have No Idea What She Did?”

Witnesses.

Madeline’s own statement.

We did not need the video to establish that students had mistreated her.

At the reintegration meeting, I said:

“I am not asking you to turn my daughter into a symbol.”

Then:

“I am asking you to address what happened.”

The principal shifted.