Parent lose Fair Haven bullying suit

We told you last week about a lwasuit filed against a Fair Haven school claiming it didn't do enough to stop the bullying of two students. Friday a Superior Court jury said Fair Haven Grade School did what it was supposed to. Frank Venturella sued the school, saying administrators failed to deal with the bullying his sons faced when they arrived in 2003. He said the bullying drove his sons from the school, violating their rights under the Vermont Public Accommodations Act. Following the verdict, Venturella said parents in a similar situation should document each incident with the school by certified mail. Frank Jr. was 11 and his brother, Vincent, was in third grade when the family moved to Fair Haven from New York. The lawsuit claimed the boys' New York accents and Vincent's speech impediment set them apart, and they quickly became targets for other children. Venturella said he had to pull his sons out of Fair Haven and send them to private school.