CANAL FULTON, Ohio - 19 News spoke with the father of one of the alleged bullies who also happens to be the President of the Northwest Local Board of Education.
Colaianni may be the school board president, but he spoke with 19 News as a father. He is the father of a 16-year-old sophomore, who he admits took part in the bullying of a freshman student with special needs. 19 News learned that two students encouraged the student to remove his own feces from the toilet with his hands and while he did that the students laughed and took a video, later sharing it on social media. Colaianni said the incident was out of character for his son.
The Canal Fulton Police Chief Sarah Wilson said their school resource officer worked with Stark County Juvenile Court prosecutors to determine the appropriate criminal charges for the two students.