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A heartbroken mother has opened up after two of her children were severely beaten while riding home on a school bus in Florida, after the footage shocked the US.
Jenni, 30, has said she wants “justice done” after her daughter, 9, and son, 10, were violently assaulted within weeks of each other.
The schoolgirl was beaten by a 15-year-old boy who gave her multiple blows to the head in the disgusting footage on February 1.
None of his fellow students at Coconut Palm K-8 Academy in Homestead, Florida, were involved in the attack, which was filmed by another student.
DailyMail.com can now reveal that his son was attacked just a week earlier in an identical incident in which he was continually hit over the head by another child while filming.
She tried to defend her little sister after she was attacked in the cafeteria the same day she was attacked, and the siblings were harassed by the torturers because they were new to the school.
DailyMail.com can now reveal that his son was attacked just a week earlier in an identical incident in which he was continually hit over the head by another child while filming.
Jenni (centre) told DailyMail.com the family had been homeless for several weeks after job loss caused them financial hardship and set up a GoFundMe for help, meaning they were only recently able to secure a new apartment close to the school.
Jenni told DailyMail.com the family had been homeless for several weeks after job loss caused them financial hardship and set up a GoFundMe for help, which means that recently they had been able to get a new apartment near the school.
The mother-of-four registered her three eldest children for school on January 9 and said they had “nothing but problems” since they started.
She said: ‘We had to get my daughter another appointment with the concussion department, but it’s a real struggle because they’re booked for the year.
He has had constant headaches, a lot of nausea. She’s not herself and doesn’t get much sleep, which could be related to the emotional trauma she’s suffered.
It’s all very overwhelming. We’re getting into this situation where we were homeless and we were finally able to get into a place and transition the kids into school.
“We have been there a little over a month and this is devastating. My husband was forced to miss work and he doesn’t have a PTO, but he obviously wants to be there for our children.
“It’s putting us in a tough spot again, we need to hire lawyers for this and help raise money for medical care and legal help.”
Jenni added that they will be homeschooling their children after the attack, and that she feels sorry for the boy who attacked her daughter, but wants “justice to be served.”
The mother-of-four registered her three eldest children for school on January 9 and said they had “nothing but problems” since they started.
The images show the injuries that the little girl was left with, as red marks and bruises covered her skin and head.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle ruled yesterday that the school police officer who gave the boy a civil citation “was not enough.”
She issued a charge of criminal assault against the teenager in the juvenile courts, as the images show the injuries that the little girl was left with, such as red marks and bruises that covered the skin of her torso and head.
His brother was also left with marks on his head after being attacked twice, one week before his sister and then a second attack on the same day as his sister.
Jenni added: ‘As a mother, I feel for them. His own son is facing charges, but a lesson must be learned and responsibility taken.
‘My daughter has so much life left to live, for this to happen to her. Justice needs to be done because this happened to my two children. We hope people can learn a lesson from this all over the world.”
The family has not been informed of the name of the teenager who attacked their daughter, nor has the family contacted them.
Jenni, 30, (centre) has said she wants “justice done” after her 9-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son were violently assaulted within weeks of each other.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle ruled yesterday that the school police officer who gave the boy a civil citation “was not enough.”
She issued a charge of criminal assault against the teenager in the juvenile courts, since the images show the injuries that remained to the little girl, such as red marks and bruises that covered the skin of her torso and head.
Jenni says that prior to the incident on the bus with her daughter, the teen’s younger brother had been tormenting their nine-year-old daughter.
His brother then intervened to stop the incident and got into a physical altercation in the cafeteria which was broken up by staff.
The mother says that the school informed her of this, but she could not pick up the children because her husband had the car to go to work.
It meant the children had to get on the bus home, and the fight boiled over and resulted in the brutal attack that was filmed by other children.
Jenni added: ‘It’s so sad how we just got over one thing, and another thing like this comes right away.
“We are just here trying to be a happy family. Despite all this, this is what children deserve.’
Artists El Micha and El Chacal were horrified by the video after seeing it online and contacted the family to see how they could help.
Artists El Micha and El Chacal were horrified by the video after seeing it online and contacted the family to see how they could help.
None of his fellow students at Coconut Palm K-8 Academy in Homestead, Florida, were involved in the attack.
Since then, they have paid the families’ rent for the next three months in advance, and have also donated a number of toys and new items to the children after the terrible incident.
Since then, they have paid families the next three months’ rent in advance, as well as donating a number of new toys and items to the children after the horrific incident.
Jenni said she was “so grateful” for what the two artists have done for the family, saying it’s “unfortunate that something bad happens for something good to come out.”
Speaking to DailyMail.com, his manager, Diego Vizcon, added: ‘One of the child artists was harassed because he came from Cuba and didn’t speak the language.
‘We just wanted to support them using our platform and really make people aware of what’s going on.
‘Children go to school to learn; they shouldn’t be afraid to go. And we want to try to help and think about ways that we can decrease bullying.
‘It starts at home, and we want to engage with certain community leaders to make sure the changes are made.
His brother then intervened to stop the incident and got into a physical altercation in the cafeteria which was broken up by staff.
The mother says that the school informed her of this, but she could not pick up the children because her husband had the car to go to work.
‘They shouldn’t put third graders on the same bus as eighth graders, I think that’s a problem and kids don’t have the same mentality.
‘We want to support this family and follow up with the school to help with the children’s transition to education when they can.
‘As part of that, we have offered them a private bus service to school for two years, to help with emotional support.
“They don’t need financial hardship in the back of their mind, and we want to help get kids back to school and back on track.”
Both El Micha and El Chacal are working on a single for an anti-bullying song and will produce a video so people can “really get the message.”