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School bully victim David Gregory gets $468,000 compensation
Article from: The Daily Telegraph
By Larissa Cummings
June 19, 2009 05:50pm

A MAN who claims his high school teachers turned a blind eye while he was violently bullied and harrassed by classmates has been awarded almost half a million dollars in damages from the State Government.(+ costs = $1 mil)

David Gregory, 30, claims he was subjected to "consistent and systematic bullying" during his six years as a student at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School in Tamworth in the early to mid 90's.

The former boarding school dormitory master, who was in court with his family to hear the Supreme Court judgement in his favour, says the bullying made him agoraphobic, obsessive-compulsive and unable to hold down a job.

School bully victim David Gregory gets $468,000 compensation | The Daily Telegraph


We might have some N.S.W. Government educationalists looking up the links in this thread over the next little while?

David Gregory sued the state of New South Wales after suffering years of humiliation and bullying while attending Farrer Agricultural High School in the state's north.

Justice Elizabeth Fullerton handed down a 112-page judgment awarding Mr Gregory $468,736 for economic losses and future loss of earnings.
Future therapeutic costs must also be agreed upon, she said.

So, $1mil + Psychiatrist and/or psychologist at $150 and hour for evermore=$?. )
Bully victim awarded more than $450k | National News | News.com.au