Distressing footage shows bullied New York honor student, 14, being kicked in the face in brutal school attack that left him with a ‘severe concussion’
- Marquese Dukes, 14, says he has been bullied at The Upper Room Christian School in Dix Hills, Long Island, for the last two years
- Cellphone footage captured on last Tuesday shows Marquese getting kicked in the face by another student
- His mother, Hope Dukes, asserted: ‘My son was attacked. Every week since October 2018 I have emailed the school at least once about the bullying
- Dukes says that he suffered a concussion as a result of the attack
- The school is investigating the incident
Distressing video footage has been released showing a bullied 14-year-old honor student being viciously kicked in the face at his New York school.
Marquese Dukes, 14, shared that he had been bullied at The Upper Room Christian School in Dix Hills, Long Island, for the last two years.
‘I’ve been getting teased, bullied,’ he told PIX 11. Marquese is a straight-A student, pianist and a licensed Baptist minister.
Marquese Dukes, 14, shared that he had been bullied at The Upper Room Christian School in Dix Hills, Long Island, for the last two years
Cellphone footage captured on last Tuesday shows Marquese getting kicked in the face by another student.
His mother, Hope Dukes, asserted: ‘My son was attacked. Every week since October 2018 I have emailed the school at least once about the bullying.
‘Every single week. Sometimes multiple times a week.’
Cellphone footage captured on last Tuesday shows Marquese getting kicked in the face by another student
His mother, Hope Dukes, asserted: ‘My son was attacked. Every week since October 2018 I have emailed the school at least once about the bullying’
The teen added: ‘They said I had a severe concussion.’
Pastor Ed Dono, with The Upper Room Christian School, said that the school was investigating the incident and has a zero tolerance policy for bullying.
‘We are looking into this with great diligence and this is a major concern to us,’ Dono added.
Pastor Ed Dono, with The Upper Room Christian School, said that the school was investigating the incident and has a zero tolerance policy for bullying