Lawsuit: 'Dora' Voice Actress Got Off Easy After Being Caught Vaping In School
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A lawsuit filed Monday said the teenage actress who voices Nickelodeon's spunky "Dora the Explorer" character was given special treatment after she was caught vaping in a Chelsea high school bathroom.
Parents for a former student at the private school said in court papers filed Monday their child was given harsher discipline after she and voice actress Fatima Ptacek were caught using a vapor pen to inhale caramel-flavored water.
Parents Nadia Leonelli and Fredrik Sundwall said their daughter was forced to leave the school while Ptacek was only suspended for three days. They want their daughter re-enrolled.
The lawsuit refers to the 15-year-old Ptacek by her initials but identifies her as being the voice of Dora.
Ptacek was chosen in early 2012 to voice the Dora character.
A spokesman for Avenues: The World School said the school has very high standards of conduct for everybody, WCBS 880's Stephanie Colombini reported.
Ptacek's publicist has not responded to a message from The Associated Press seeking comment.
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