Kentucky girl, 14, brutally attacked with metal tumbler on school bus, family alleges

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The family of a 14-year-old Kentucky woman says 1 of her female classmates brutally assaulted her pinch a "metal tumbler" connected a schoolhouse autobus earlier this month.

Emma Filback, a freshman pinch autism astatine Franklin Simpson High School, was riding nan schoolhouse autobus connected April 18 erstwhile "she was attacked by different female precocious schoolhouse student who deed her successful nan caput many times pinch a metallic tumbler" pinch "no provocation," nan explanation connected a GoFundMe page for nan family states.

"These 2 person ne'er spoken to each different earlier nan incident occurred," nan GoFundMe page says.

Emma's family shared respective schematic photos of nan 14-year-old's bloody caput injury, which required her to get stitches crossed nan apical of her scalp.

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Emma Filback

Emma Filback, a 14-year-old student astatine Franklin Simpson High School successful Kentucky, was allegedly attacked by different student connected nan schoolhouse autobus connected April 18. (Family handout)

Chryslee Filback, Emma's mother, revenge an Emergency Protection Order connected Monday that was "denied by nan judge, for chartless reasons," nan family said. 

Simpson County Superintendent Tom Schlosser told Fox News Digital that nan schoolhouse territory referred nan lawsuit to Franklin Simpson High School's designated schoolhouse assets serviceman (SRO), who useful for nan sheriff's office. The SRO is moving pinch nan Simpson County Attorney's Office. 

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"We do not condone that behavior, and we return this situations very seriously. We're handling it. We're dealing pinch it. Both parties get owed process," Schlosser said. "We've reached retired to nan family. We've supported nan family."

A blurred photograph of humor covering Emma Filback's head

Filback's family shared schematic photos of nan incident to their GoFundMe page. (family handout)

Emma's family is besides alleging that cameras connected nan schoolhouse autobus did not seizure nan attack.

In a Monday statement, nan Simpson County School District confirmed that "a student incident" involving "two students" connected a schoolhouse autobus occurred connected April 18 astir 3:35 p.m.

"The autobus show instantly intervened to extremity nan incident," nan schoolhouse territory said. "The parents of some students progressive were contacted by our Transportation Office, and by schoolhouse administrators. Local rule enforcement was besides contacted."

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Franklin Simpson High School successful Kentucky

the Simpson County School District confirmed that "a student incident" involving "two students" connected a schoolhouse autobus occurred connected April 18 astir 3:35 p.m. (Google Maps)

Franklin Simpson High School administrators met pinch some students connected April 18.

"This matter is being dealt pinch successful accordance pinch our District and School Policies. The School District will proceed to process nan investigation and will woody pinch each administrative issues arsenic they pertain to student discipline," nan territory said. "Local rule enforcement and nan County Attorney’s Office are responsible for addressing immoderate criminal action that is deemed basal arsenic a consequence of nan incident. Since some parties are juveniles, nan expertise of nan schoolhouse territory to further remark is constricted by authorities law."

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The alleged attacker — an older student astatine Franklin Simpson, according to Emma's family — apparently posted a photograph of nan tumbler connected societal media pinch nan caption, "I hit her pinch this." Emma's family shared a screenshot of that societal media station to their GoFundMe page.

The alleged attacker's societal media photograph showing a tumbler captioned, "I hit her pinch this"

The alleged attacker — an older student astatine Franklin Simpson, according to Emma's family — apparently posted a photograph of nan Tumblr connected societal media pinch nan caption, "I hit her pinch this." (family handout)

The family has established a GoFundMe page successful an effort to raise costs for an lawyer "to not only protect their autistic girl but besides to person justness against immoderate personification aliases statement that whitethorn person mishandled this traumatic incident."

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"Emma is besides going to request hours of trauma therapy and counseling," her family said.

Audrey Conklin is simply a integer newsman for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to [email protected] aliases connected Twitter astatine @audpants.

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