Support Grows for Bullying Victim
On the morning of February 19, Blake Kitchen, a 12-year-old student with autism spectrum disorder, was a victim of a violent bullying incident in the cafeteria of his Liberty, MO, middle school. The boy suffered a broken jaw, a fractured skull, and damage to his ear. The beating started because he asked his attacker to let him sit in his usual spot at the lunch table.
The event left Blake’s family as well as community members outraged, including Missouri State Senator Eric Schmitt, who stated, “Schools that don't act to stop bullying are essentially condoning it.” What makes this