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Former Brashear High School student files lawsuit against Pittsburgh Public Schools

December 20, 2023 / 12:17 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Former PPS student files suit against the district

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A former Brashear High School student has filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Ny'Hier Williams accuses school officials of violating his civil rights.

The lawsuit follows a fight between Williams and Quincey Garland in a school hallway in January 2022.

Garland was caught on camera slamming Williams to the ground and kicking him in the head, despite Williams appearing unconscious.

Williams is claiming that school officials failed him because they knew of other attacks but did not protect him.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.