A Missouri Military Academy alumnus alleges in a lawsuit that school administrators did nothing to stop the routine beatings he suffered at school.
The student filed a personal injury lawsuit this week against the school in Mexico, Missouri, which is a college-preparatory military boarding school for boys in grades 7-12.
The student alleges in the lawsuit that he attempted suicide in January 2021 to avoid having to return to school, KMIZ-TV reported.
MMA President Richard Geraci said in a statement Wednesday that the allegations in the lawsuit are “totally baseless” and that the Academy intends to defend itself.
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He said the academy has “established procedures and documented training to ensure that bullying, hazing and other inappropriate conduct is prohibited.”
A former student of the Missouri Military Academy filed a lawsuit alleging that the facility did nothing to stop the daily beatings he endured. The boy attempted suicide to avoid going back to school.
The boy, who attended the school between 2018 and 2021, said he was first attacked within weeks of starting at the academy and that the beatings occurred “almost weekly”.
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The petition also claims that the school had an annual tradition of “purges,” in which younger students were beaten by “commanders,” “platoon sergeants,” “platoon leaders,” and/or “executive officers.”
