A Montreal family is accusing their childâs school of doing little to stop a bullying problem that ended with their son stabbed in the eye with a pencil last month.
Ten-year-old Alexandro Baiamonte has undergone surgery and now wears an eyepatch. It will take months before doctors can judge whether his vision will fully return.
The childâs parents say theyâre now considering legal action against the École François-La-Bernarde school.
âThe school didnât bother to call an ambulance, they didnât bother (to do) nothing,â his father told CTV Montreal.
The family says the violent altercation happened during lunch hour on April 22 when two boys approached Alexandro on the sidewalk off school property.
âHe came out with two pencils in his hand, he said, âCome fight me,ââ Alexandro told CTV Montreal.
He said he managed to get a pencil out of one boyâs hands, but the other child still had one.
âI turned around and he gave me the pencil in the eye,â Alexandro said.
He then walked home with the help of a friend and returned to school with his mother, who looked to piece together what happened.
The school board has confirmed that the attacker was suspended following the incident. They did not comment further.
Alexandroâs parents say school staff couldâve done more to prevent the stabbing.
âThe school didnât take no measures to put teachers in the schoolyard,â Alexandroâs father said.
The family has yet to officially launch legal action, but they say Alexandro will attend a different school next September.
With files from CTV Montreal