Stranger Things star Allyssa Brooke’s 16-year-old son was viciously attacked while playing basketball which resulted in a broken jaw while other players on the court laughed and applauded during the brutal assault.
The actress and her husband Robbie Cox are pushing for change after their son Nick was beaten at a local Atlanta, Georgia recreation center in what should have been a friendly game of basketball.
Other kids who were in attendance at the gym filmed the assaulted and posted it online as the attack resulted in Nick’s jaw being broken in three places, a severe concussion, whiplash, and doctors even had to check for internal bleeding.
Tough times: Stranger Things star Allyssa Brooke’s 16-year-old son was viciously attacked while playing basketball which resulted in a broken jaw while other players on the court laughed and applauded during the brutal assault, she is seen in LA back in September 2019
Sad: Her son Nick’s jaw was broken in three places as he also suffered a severe concussion, whiplash, and doctors even had to check for internal bleeding
In the video obtained by local Atlanta station 11Alive, the teenager could be seen driving the lane when his defender did not actually make a play on the ball and forcefully shoved him to the ground.
Nick got up to confront the defender with his fists up as another player blindsided and sucker punched him which put him on the ground as others joined in on the beating.
In one of the social media clips, other kids could be heard laughing and applauding as the teenager was being assaulted.
Taking a stand: The actress and her husband Robbie Cox are pushing for change after their son Nick was beaten at a local Atlanta, Georgia recreation center in what should have been a friendly game of basketball, they are seen speaking to 11Alive
Evidence: In the video obtained by local Atlanta station 11Alive, the teenager could be seen driving the lane when his defender did not actually make a play on the ball and forcefully shoved him to the ground
Reaction: In one of the social media clips, other kids could be heard laughing and applauding as the teenager was being assaulted
Shocked: Nick could be seen laid out on the ground looking up seemingly taken aback by the hard foul as the aggressor stood over him
Cowardly: Nick got up to confront the defender with his fists up as another player blindsided and sucker punched him which put him on the ground
Beating: Several others joined in on the attack as bystanders cheered on
Allyssa was not pleased by the response by the bystanders at the rec center as she told 11Alive: ‘They didn’t stop it; they applauded it. And to me, that’s participation.
‘I don’t expect everybody to be a hero and run in to save the day if that’s not your style. But to laugh and applaud, and cheer, that’s not humanity’
The teenager who is accused of breaking Nick’s jaw has been charged with assault as a juvenile but Allyssa and family are not happy with the others who were involved getting away without punishment.
Before: Allyssa said that she had spent Nick’s 17th birthday feeding him through a syringe as his jaw was wired shut and has been for six weeks
After: Allyssa also shared an x-ray after Nick got his jaw wired shut
Big role: Alyssa is a successful actress as she started as the mayor’s secretary Candice in season 3 of Stranger Things back in 2019
As a result they have started a Change.org petition with intention of creating a code of ethics for students attending public schools.
The petition already has over 9,300 signatures as she wrote: ‘I hereby call on the Department of Education to immediately and without hesitation enact an Ethical Code of Conduct for all high school students attending publicly-funded schools.
‘At the very minimum, violations of said Code of Conduct, whether on school property or not, should result in the immediate termination of participation in extracurricular activities for a length of time determined appropriate by an unbiased school board.
Allyssa (seen in BET show Bigger) was not pleased by the response by the bystanders at the rec center as she told local news station 11Alive : ‘They didn’t stop it; they applauded it. And to me, that’s participation’
Taking a stand: The family have started a Change.org petition with intention of creating a code of ethics for students attending public schools
‘We cannot, in good conscience, continue to turn our backs on instances of bullying, violence and hate. To stay silent is complicit to condoning aggression in our schools.’
Allyssa said that she had spent Nick’s 17th birthday feeding him through a syringe as his jaw was wired shut and has been for six weeks. She also took to Instagram to share before and after x-rays.
Successful: She also played a mother in an episode of Ozark in last year’s season 3
Helping hand: The family has also started a GoFundMe page to raise money for Nick’s medical bills which have already exceeded $50,000
The family has also started a GoFundMe page to raise money for Nick’s medical bills which have already exceeded $50,000.
Alyssa is a successful actress as she started as the mayor’s secretary Candice in season 3 of Stranger Things back in 2019.
She also played a mother in an episode of Ozark in last year’s season 3 and has a recurring role as Kristi in BET series Bigger.
Heartbroken: Allyssa announced what had happened to her son with this Instagram post last month