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[email protected] ONE DOLLAR Lawsuit Claims Bullying, Inaction Led to Westfield Student’s Suicide By REBECCA MEHORTER erty stolen or defaced and was tar- actions from the schools. They claim Specially Written for The Westfield Leader geted with anti-Semitic slurs, among that Carter suffered both physically WESTFIELD — Gene Uziel and other allegations, in the Westfield and mentally because of the Frances Testini filed a lawsuit last public school system from 2010 until administration’s lack of action. The week against the Westfield Board of his death in 2018. The plaintiffs fur- two also are claiming in their lawsuit Education, the town and Superinten- ther allege that the school administra- a violation of the New Jersey Civil dent Dr. Margaret Dolan following tion took no action to protect their son Rights Act, specifically the anti-bul- their son’s suicide after purported after the parents sent emails about the lying act. years of being bullied, harassed and bullying and that their son faced re- The parents also allege that the intimidated by students and disre- taliation via unwarranted discipline defendants created a hostile environ- garded by school administrators. from teachers and administration ment in violation of the New Jersey Mr. Uziel’s and Ms. Testini’s law- members because of their emails. law against discrimination. They suit states that their son, Carter, was, The plaintiffs are suing on multiple claim that Carter was denied the privi- on multiple occasions, sexually as- counts.