$27 million settlement ends lawsuit over Moreno Valley student’s bullying death

Days before the fourth anniversary of the, the Moreno Valley school district has agreed to a $27 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by the boy’s family.

The Moreno Valley Unified School District board agreed to the settlement with the family of former Landmark Middle School student Diego Stolz, 13, at its Tuesday, Sept. 12, meeting. “The family will forever be heartbroken by the death of Diego but they hope this case brings about change in school districts across the country,” Manhattan Beach attorney Dave Ring, who represented Diego’s family, is said in a Wednesday, Sept. 13, news release. “Schools need to realize that bullying can never be tolerated and that any complaints of bullying and assault must be taken seriously. Diego’s death was preventable if this school had simply prioritized an anti-bullying policy.

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