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it's pitting the sullivan family against the city school system. the family said their son is a special needs student and was bullied beaten at two schools. now the parents claim they went to the principal but the bullying never stopped. >> let's get a look at where the rain is. we have had showers on and off through the day. still rain out there on the radar. most of this drifting east and it's the eastern shore that finds most of the rain right now. as we zoom out just a little you can see it's in fact the del marva area, cambridge, dorchester up through denton. finding some rain there and the rest of the precipitation is up on the state line, northern carroll, frederick, getting a little bit of precipitation. temperatures in the 50s to near 60s. it's a mild december night. through the 50s. more showers, stays mild. we will talk about how the weather changes big time temperature wise in to the weekend. >> all right. now here is the latest on that geezer bandit. police in california think a halloween costume called the elder mask could be an impor

city schools resumes later this morning. parents say the school ignored their warnings that their parents were being tormented. lowell melser has more. good morning. >> the attorney for the sullivan family says despite the outcome of this case, she is hoping that parents with kids in the baltimore city school system will better know how to deal with bullying. the jury will continue deliberating later this morning. the sullivan family claimed two of their children faced bullying at glenmount elementary and hazelwood elementary between 2008 and 2010 and that the school system did nothing to stop it. one argument was that the sullivans did not properly document the bullying incidents. the sullivans' attorney says what is most important is that the issue of bullying is out there for discussion. >> i am glad that this issue is getting attention and that our children may be more safe as a result. >> yesterday the judge tossed out nine different counts, leaving four for the jury to decide. those jury deliberations will continue later this morning. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> three people have to be rescued by firefighters after a fire swept through a building in charles village.

mary city, sullivans island, be on the lookout. severe yet but this line will have 35 to 45 miles per hour wind gusts associated with it. then we have break in the action coming in and more showers now into far southwestern virginia. a lot of that will dry out before it gets here. i don't think it will be done completely with rain chances until 10:00 or so tonight. severe weather along the outer banks of south carolina. one thing to watch is line of thunderstorms through st. mary's county over the next 35 to 40 minutes. near 60 in st. mary's county and near freezing in cumberland. lows into the 30s. breezy after midnight and real windy around le y around here t. gusts well over around 40 along ridge tops that could cause power outage issues. highs in the 40s tomorrow. even with wind and sun tomorrow, that wind will have windchills in the upper 20s and low 30s during the day with the sunshine tomorrow. be ready for that. i know i'm a weather fanatic. i could sit here and watch that picture. that rainbow will be gone in about six min

city's schools. parents say their son were constantly harassed. but administrators never stepped in. lowell melser joins us live with the details. good morning. >> the attorney for the sullivanamily says despite the outcome of this case, she is hoping that parents with kids in the baltimore city school system will better know how to deal with bullying. the jury will continue deliberating later this morning. the sullivan family claimed two of their children faced bullying at glenmount elementary and hazelwood elementary between 2008 and 2010 and that the school system did nothing to stop it. one argument was that the sullivans did not properly document the bullying incidents. the sullivans' attorney says what is most important is that the issue of bullying is out there for discussion. yesterday the judge tossed out nine different counts, leaving four for the jury to decide. those jury deliberations will continue later this morning. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. here is ann curry with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. coming up, we are following breaking news in iraq. at least 60 people have been killed in a wave of deadly b

in opening statements, city attorneys questioned the credibility of the sullivan stories saying that accused school principals have more than enough experience to handle these situations. >> scathing key testimony today in the sex scandal that has rocked penn state. the judge says two university officials can be tried on charges of lying to a grand jury. curley and schultz will face trial on perjury charges related to the sandusky scandal. the decision comes after graphic testimony from assistant coach mike mcqueary. he talked about how he saw sandusky molesting a young boy in 2002 and reported it to his superiors. prosecutors say curley and shall slide to the grand jury about what mcqueary told them. the defense argues there were not informed of the seriousness of the matter. you will see a recap of the testimony and evidence following tonight's news. ♪ >> $50 million is how much money maryland is getting to improved early learning programs. nobody knows how and where the money will be spent. tim tooten joins us with more on the story. that is good news. >> they made the pitch for t

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shawna sullivan and her husband are suing the city and the school district. they talk about how they did not stop of. >> about testifying against the harassment she cleanser's on faces, she says a boy, is special needs students, seemed to like going to school while one role that glenmount -- while enrolled, but then complained about being hit and kicked. it filed a $1.30 million lawsuit against baltimore city and two principals who say they want the school to provide a safe environment for children to learn. >> we pray about it every night and tried to do everything we can protect our own children. the fact that other people have had similar issues and they support us in the action that we're going for. we're not doing this just for our kids, but it is for our kids. it is for the system to realize that you just cannot not do things and pretend it does happen. >> the sullivans' complained of bullying happened over and over again from 2008-2010. it also included experiences at hazelwood elementary. the teacher called multiple times and would get on the phone cr

. >> after a second day in court, edmond sullivan talks about why they are suing baltimore city and two elementary school principals for $1.3 million. according to court documents and previous testimony, the sullivans claimed that their son, who has special needs, and his sister, were bullied over and over again from 2008 to 2010 while they attended two different schools, hazelwood and glenmont elementaries and that no one listened to the schools repeated concerns. the only one that testified friday was the child's grandmother, ann marie poletta, as to there were problems whether a licensed psychologist could testify. and the woman's grandmother said she did not appreciate the way she was treated by principal sidney twigs when she tried to bring to light accusations of bullying, adding fuel to the allegations that no one took their reports seriously. >> why would he sall -- i'm called nanna by my grandchildren. nobody calls me "grandma." i felt it was not respectful. >> and besides being called "grandma" she videotaped how she was treated, but that tape was not shown in court. the accus

. >> reporter: shauna and eddie sullivan filed suit against baltimore city schools, after they say bullies terrorized their son sean, a 10-year-old special needs child, and not enough was done to stop the violence. >> once you go through your chain of command, as far as you possibly can, if they refuse to do anything about it, then have you to go outside of that. and yeah, unfortunately, out to involve the court system. >> reporter: in one incident in hazelwood elementary, they say the bullies choked sean. >> somebody had actually picked him up and carried him into the school because he was still conscious while entering the school. >> it's even more scary when the people that are supposed to be protecting children aren't doing anything to stop it. >> reporter: they transferred them but say the relentless bullying didn't stop there. >> there were days he would just sit and rock and cry in his room, not knowing what to do because he must have done something. >> if there was the response from the faculty, then there wouldn't be as big of an issue. >> reporter: city schools declined to commen

city schools, and now their case goes before a jury. as mike helgren reports the family filed the lawsuit because they say this is a problem that has to stop. >> reporter: eddie sullivan headed to court for a landmark case against baltimore city schools. they claim teachers and administrators did nothing to stop their 10 year old son shawn from being bullied, beaten, yelled at and choked, an incident that hazelwood elementary school. >> unfortuntely, it's something that needs to happen. the public needs to know what's going on. >> their lawyer pushed for and got a jury trial. most bullying cases never make it that far and she says the ordeal left the little boy who has special needs emotionally damaged. >> he's the target of some and i will use the word terrorized. this child was terrorized by some of these boys. >> school system plans to vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit. >> i can't have no comment. you can contact our communications department and they will be able to give you information. >> but wjz got no comment there either. the sullivans say they're doing this to protect other children. >> and you can't just keep denying that it's happening and expec

city public school system has finished. the judge has dismissed nine of the 13 counts in that case brought by the sullivan family. they say their 10-year-old special needs son who attended several city schools was repeatedly bullied. they believe the administration for the school didn't do enough to protect him. the jury decided on thursday that the two principals named in that suit were not criminally negligent. >>> a massive fire forced hundreds of families out of their homes in brazil. up next how rescue crews were able to save those trapped in a raging fire. take a look at that video. >>> also ecstasy could alter your brain chemistry. what you need to know and other top trending stories being found at abc2news.com. head there and check it out. you're watching "good morning maryland" with news now and next for you on this december 23rd. domino's sugar sign right over the inner harbor. we're back in a bit. is that thing getting closer? look how high that thing's going. look out there, look at the debris. all right, give me the camera. no, just drive. i've got it. zoom in! zoom in! i can't believe this is happeni

city schools they mean business. and two principals named in the lawsuit were in the courtroom today. the proceedings moved fast through jury selection and onto opening statements. >> reporter: donna and eddie sullivan headed to court for a landmark case against baltimore city schools. they claim teachers and administrators did nothing to stop their 10-year-old son sean from being bullied. beaten, yelled at, and even choked at hazelwood and glen mount elementary schools. >> unfortunately, it's something that needs to happen. the public needs to know what was going on. >> reporter: their lawyer pushed for and got a jury trial. most bullying cases never make it that far. and she says the ordeal left the little boy who has special needs, emotionally damaged. >> i will use the word "terrorized." this child was terrorized by some of these boys. >> reporter: school system plans to vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit. >> i can't have no comment. you can contact our communications department. they'll be able to give you some information. >> reporter: but wjz got no comment there either. the sullivans say they're doing this to protect other children. >> and you can't just keep denying that it's happ

the attorney shows that the sullivans never used these bullying reporting forms. their son is now in a city charter school and the parents say all is going well. the boy when questioned by the attorney for the schools, admitted he made up a story about his dad abusing him. this will come up when talking about the correct -- credibility of the boy. >>> unseasonally mild december. live look outside, hard to believe winter start this week. meteorologist, bernadette woods is in the weather center. >> we are looking at some rain passing off north of us. it's really the beginning of a storm that's going to pass through the next 24 hours. temperature wise, we were in the 50s this afternoon. look at all of those temperatures, way above average for this time of year. of course, this is december and we do have changes. >>> with a loss by the pittsburgh steelers, the ravens are back in control of their own playoff destiny. >> reporter: i was out at owens mills with the team. the ravens went from bombed out to suddenly excited and having a home playoff game back in their grasp after the steelers lost l

have filed this lawsuit to show city schools they mean business, that this is a problem that has got to stop. >> reporter: shauna and eddie sul san headed to -- sullivan headed to school for a landmark case against baltimore city schools. they claim teachers and administrators did nothing to stop their son from being bullied. beaten, choked at glenwood and hazel mount elementary schools. >> unfortunately, it's something that needs to happen. >> their lawyer pushed for and got a jury trial. most bullying cases never get that far. and she said the ordeal left the little boy, who has special needs, emotionally damaged. >> he's the tarkelt of some, and i will use the word terrorized. this child was terrorized by some of these boys. >> reporter: the school system plans plans to vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit. >> i can't have no comment. you could contact our communications department. they'll be able to give you some information. joolingsz but wjz got no -- >> reporter: but wjz got no comment there either. they say they are doing this to protect other children. >> you can't keep letting this happen and it will go away. children are actually g

sullivans favorite tomorrow. regardless of how the jury comes out, there was no dispute from the city school system that this happened. >> the judge in this case dropped nine counts yesterday, leaving four for the jury to decide on. those deliberations will continue later this morning. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are making progress in the phylicia barnes murder investigation but are not saying if an arrest is expected anytime soon. she disappeared nearly a year ago. her body turned up this past april in the susquehanna river. police say they cannot release details. they have we interviewed family and friends. a father is facing charges after police say he left his child home alone for a least a quarter days. anthony venson is accused of reckless endangerment. the toddler's mother had been in the hospital and was unable to reach him. she call the police who may be disturbing discovery. >> officers found the child located in a bedroom that was in disarray. the child was wearing a sweater and a diaper. the diaper appeared to be heavily soiled. she was visibly very hungry, malnourished, and was dehydrated.

jurors heard today from the mother who said baltimore city did nothing to protect her son or daughter. as barry simms tells us, shawna sullivan explains. >> was testifying about the bullying and harassment, she said her boy, a special needs students, seemed to like going to school while enrolled at glenmount but complained of being hit and kicked. the complaint became constant. she went to the school several times. the family has filed a $1.30 million lawsuit against the school district and two principals. they want them to provide a safe environment for children to learn. >> we pray about it every night. we try to do everything we can protect our children. the fact that other people have had similar issues and that they support us in the action we are going about. we are not doing this just for our kids, though they are our kids. this is for the system to realize that you cannot not do things and pretend it never happened. >> the sullivans' complained the bullying happened over and over again. mrs. sullivan's testimony included experiences at hazelwood. the son's teacher called multiple times and would get on the phone cryin

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sullivan representing the action coalition. we believe this will bring enormous benefits to the entire city. in spite of all the controversy, what is being discussed is a simple land-use question. should lot 351 remain a parking lot or not? if not a parking lot, what should it become? the opposition comes from a small group of people, mostly white and upper-middle-class, that have lived in the neighborhood for decades. it should be noted that the housing they live in replaced an earlier generation of businesses and residents. we also noticed that many of those opposed to the project of lived here for years in rent- control housing. it is a curious platform from which to oppose new how it -- new housing. it displaces no one except tennis courts. the accusations against the project is that it will become largely housing, something we can see. this is some of the most valuable land in northern california. for decades through land-use decisions and policy, the city has said it the land is developed for private housing, it must pay. this includes rent to the city, enormous fees to support subsidi

up. >> reporter: now the sullivans hope other families learn from their loss. >> this is a message to parents to put everything in writing, take pictures, and not rely on the city school system to do the right thing. >> reporter: and administrators with baltimore city schools have been very tight-lipped during the entire trial. today they issued a paper statement to say this case shows how complex relationships of students can be. reporting live in downtown baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz. >> the family attorney said they had not talked about filing an appeal. >>> a tragedy twist in the case of a grandson charged with beating his grandmother. the boy is now facing murder charges after his grandmother recently died. police say he hit her in the head several times in march. the teen got angry at her while getting ready for school. detectives say garrett confessed to attacking her. >>> in congress, a break- through in the bitter tax battle. danielle nottingham reports that the two sides have reached a compromise with days to spare. >> reporter: it appears john boehner is ready to deal. they say house republicans could sign off on the plan to extend a tax cut through

seana and edmund sullivan say their 10-year-old was bullied and taunted by classmates at two baltimore city schools. sean is a special needs student and parents say he was tormented by classmates at hazelwood elementary school and that the school system did nothing about it. the couple says they went to the principal numerous times but the bullying wasn't stopped. the last straw they say was when their son was attacked outside of the school. they say he was chokedded until he passed out. the couple then moved their son to glenmount which was also a problem. the bullying continued and they say she received no help from administrators. the parents hope this trial will send a message for the school system to stop the bullying. i contacted baltimore city schools and a spokesperson told me that the district does not comment on active or pending litigation. once again that trial starts at 9. 30 this morning right here at courthouse east. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> right now police are searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting in east baltimor

seana and egunned sullivan say their 10-year-old son sean was bullied by two classmates at two baltimore cityschools. he's a special needs student. the parents say he was tormented by classmates at hazelwood elementary school and the school system did nothing about it. the couple says they went to the principal numerous times but the bullying wasn't stopped. the last straw they say was when their son was attacked outside of the school. the couple say he was choked until he passed out and they moved their son to glenmount which was also a problem. the bullying continued and they say they received no help from administrators. the parents hope this trial will send a message for school systems to put a stop to bullying. i had a chance to talk to the baltimore city schools spokesperson and she tells me that basically the school district does not comment on pending or active litigation. again, that trial starts at 9:30 this morning in courthouse east in room 528. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a deadly fire near pittsburgh claims the life of a mother and three

. >> the city attorney in opening statements questioned the credibility of the sullivan story saying the two accused principles, twiggs and williams, have more than enough experience to handle these types of situations. >> thanks to the federal government, maryland has $50 million additional dollars to improve the early childhood learning programs. tim tooten joins us with more details. >> the money will be on hand sometime this month. the state can start spinning it early next year on programs for children from birth to five years old and to help prepare them for the first day of school. research has shown children enrolled in preschool learning programs tend to be more successful in their later years. that comes as no surprise to eric parker, a preschool teacher. >> i always tell my children that you have to try your best. you do not want the adults spelling around you so you do not know what they're talking about. we have to learn to read. >> maryland already knows how it will spend the millions. the money will help to lay an academic foundation for children from low-income famili

city can do better. >> after a second day in court ed mond sullivan talks about why he and his wife are suing for $1.3 million. according to court documents and previous testimony, the sullivans claim their son who has special needs and his sister were bullied over and over again from 2008 to 2010 while they ateppeded two different schools, hazelwood and glenmount elementarys and that no one listened to their repeated concerns. the only one that testified friday was the children's grandmother, ann marie boletta. she said she did not appreciate the way she was treated by sidney twigs, principal here, when she tried to talk about accusations of bullying, adding fuel to the parents' story that they were not taken seriously. >> i would count myself to be a peer of his, so why would he address me by a slang word, that i consider to be a slang word. i'm called nanna by my grandchildren, but nobody calls me "grandma." i felt it was not respectful. >> because she said she was call "grandma" poletta testified she videotaped how she was treated, but the tape was not shown in court. the defense asked if she ever

action after they say their son was bullied and taunted by children and baltimore city educators did nothing to help. the sullivand a lawsuit against the school board and principal of hazelwood middle school. they say their son, a special needs student, was bullied and taunted by classmates at hayswood elementary school -- hazelwood elementary school and then again at glenmount. they say he was choked until he passed out and the school did nothing to help. we'll be right back in 25 minutes. óÑ @ >>> there they are, justin bieber and selena gomez. it looks like she's having the time of her life right there. but she's still facing a dangerous stalker who has threatened her life repeatedly. that stalker has asked the judge for a restraining order himself. we're going to get to that in a moment. >>> also in a moment, paris jackson, growing up so fast, as you know. starring in a new series of movies. and talking about the career advice her father, michael, gave her. says she remembers everything her dad ever told her. and sat down with ellen degeneres. the most revealing interview yet. talks about the veils. >> a beau

city schools. here is meghan mccorkell to report they are headed to court. >> reporter: good morning. the sullivan family filed a lawsuit after they say their son was bullied and the school system did nothing about it. this school is supposed to be bully free but they say for their 10-year-old shawn these hallways were a nightmare. >> he is being pushed to the ground, things are getting taken, his lunch money is taken, they are taking his books, throwing them around. >> reporter: they say their son, a special needs student was tormented by classmates at hazelwood elementary middle school. >> within a couple of weeks he didn't want to go to school at all. >> reporter: the couple says they went to the principal countless times. >> we had phone calls after phone calls after phone calls, including the school police. >> reporter: but the bullying wasn't stopped. the last straw when they say their son was attacked outside the school. >> he was choked until he was passed out, carried into the office and then dumped. still nothing came of it. >> they moved their son here to glen mount, which they say was

city school officials did but they did -- could do to handle one families of bullying problem. that was the decision today against iran -- in a landmark lawsuit against the public school system. the sullivans claim the kids were bullied over a two-year period. at one point, their son was stabbed with a fork, they say. the jurist determined there was not enough documentation. >> obviously, i feel of said. i will have to tell them that the system failed him. that we failed him as parents. we were not able to protect him. >> [inaudible] >> we were not able to stop the problem. >> baltimore city school officials are committed to protecting students from bullying. >> still no word on will lead to this violent brawl erupted at a high-school basketball game in baltimore city. the public schools administrators tell us a fight broke out between players and fans from both teams. around 9:00 last night. we found this video online. officers racing to break up the fight. the incident is still under investigation. >> new zealand was hit by a another earth could today. this is a picture of the news room in the city. the earthquake was followed by a series of strong aftershocks. police say there are no re

sullivan had been recovering from injuries he suffered in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan. >>> and a tragic scene early this morning in stamford, connecticut, about 35 miles north of new york city where a fire killed five members of one family, including three children. two people were able to make it out of the burning victorian home, screaming for help, according to neighbors. it took dozens of firefighters to get the fire under control. tonight they continue to investigate the cause. >>> tonight the white house is condemning a string of terrorist attacks in nigeria. suicide bombings across that country targets including catholic churches during christmas mass. the attacks highlight the growing threat for the muslim extremist group bogaharom on a violent campaign to implement strict islamic law across nigeria. more from our africa-based correspondent. >> reporter: the church on the outskirts where people have come for prayer and in peace. where at least 27 people lay dead today. yet this was the first attack of many, a wave of massacres across nigeria this terrifying christmas day. car bombs, suicide attacks. one by one, four cities, five churches and their congregations were

sullivan, h. h. richardson, who changed the look of our cities, change the look of america.hey all went there to study architecture, came back different from what they had been. ugoda boston, trinity church on one side, h. h. richardson, look across the square, boston public library via charles the kids in. very similar in many ways to paris. and he said so. they were taking, you use the word earlier, inspiration, inspiration from paris. and again and again brian, they all wrote that they wanted to bring something home to make things better here. they wanted, they were doing something they felt was a service to their country, not just to their own ambitions. c-span: you have not mention george haley and i'm going to put up here on our screen the painting that you write about, zero websters reply to haynes. who was george healey and how long did he spend? >> guest: george george healey is to me a great american story. george healey was an irish boy who grew up in the streets of boston, no money, no education, but talent to paint and draw. and he was told, you are good. you co

baltimore city principal failed to protect a 10 year old special needs student from being intensely bullied at school is now up to a jury. in a landmark civil lawsuit, ed and shauna sullivan say their son was tripped and robbed until he passed out and it started when he was in the first grade. >> the failure on part of these individual schools is a matter of fact. >> the family alleges sidney twigs head of hazelton elementary and charlie williams knew about repeated incidents that victimized the boy and his sister, but didn't act. >> before closing arguments, the judge threw out nine of the 13 charges saying this case is one tainted with a broad brush, one that offers no timeline of events. >> the sullivans insist they reported foul play on a daily basis by phone, but admit they filed mow written complaints, no photos or records of injuries and no names of who they spoke with. they did not fill out a state bullies harassment and intimidation form available to all parents because they say they didn't know it existed. >> but the defense attorney fired back and said the boy is violent and volatile engaging in arguments and indeed he suffered a traumatic brain injury at 13 we

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