According to his parents, bullies would refer him Sammy by the deplorable moniker “Dahmer”—a reference to the infamous serial murderer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Who killed at least 15 Black, Asian, Latino, and Indigenous men and boys in Wisconsin. The lawsuit claims that.
When a teacher was made aware of this, “her only response was that, in her opinion, Sammy did somewhat resemble Jeffrey Dahmer.”
The 10-year-old then began misbehaving in class, which was seen as “a cry for help,” but he was punished and warned that his behavior was disruptive.
The court filing states that while the principal took some action at the time and let Sammy to have lunch in their office.
“It is unknown whether [the principal] took any disciplinary actions towards the bullies, or informed their parents.”
