GA Mother considers pressing charges against school bullies

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. (WSB-TV) — A local mother says she had to rush her son to the hospital. She says someone at his middle school slammed his head repeatedly on a table. She says her previous complaints to the school have gone unheard.

Sherika Jester says she got a call to come quickly to Stockbridge Middle School where her son had just had his head slammed into a table by another student.

“I didn’t know how to feel. Then, when I got in the car it just really hit me and I started crying,” Jester said.

Jester says this isn’t the first bullying incident. she says her Quandarius Phillips, 12, has been the target of bullies ever since he stepped foot on campus.

“They’re doing what they want to do and they’re getting away with it,” Jester said.

She says the incident on Friday crossed the line when another student allegedly banged the sixth-grader’s head onto a table six times.

“I was like dazed and I couldn’t hardly stand. My eyes were just closed,” Phillips said.

Jester believes other parents should speak up, because her son isn’t the only one affected.

Henry County Schools declined to speak about this case specifically. The district said they take bullying seriously and encourage students to report incidents.

“They say they handle situations and they don’t,” Jester said.

Jester says the fact that a teacher was present during the alleged assault is one of her biggest concerns.

“After it was over with, that’s when the teacher came over,” Jester said.

Jester says she’s considering pressing charges.

The school district says if parents feel they’re not getting anywhere with school principals, they can take their concerns to the central office.