Three high-school students who
were suspended after posting selfies with a classmate in the
midst of an epileptic seizure are to be probed by city
prosecutors, sources said Friday.
The three 15-year-olds were suspended for three days after
taking pictures in which they openly derided their fellow
student as she was having a fit in the school bathrooms, and
sent them to the entire class on WhatsApp.
From there, the pictures soon surfaced on social media.
The juvenile prosecutor's office has opened a probe into
the incident, which means the three will likely face judicial
proceedings.
"The outcome of the trial is the last of our concerns in
these cases, in which suspension from school cannot be the sole
response," said prosecutor Anna Maria Baldelli. "Our main
concern is...helping the victim overcome the incident and at the
same time, helping (the perpetrators) become aware of what they
have done".
This goes for the three students and for the rest of the
class who acted as spectators and posted the pictures on social
media, she said.
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