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At the school he's at now, kids are fighting other kids in the hallways, fighting teachers, and cussing. There's so much attention on the other kids that A can sit in the back and disappear, says Black. But while he's more comfortable in his new school, he doesn't have the same opportunities he would have at HSE. "At Lawrence, when I talk about college with the teachers, they're like 'Why are you talking about college? You don't even know if your kid's gonna graduate,'" says Black. To make up for disparity between the schools, Black says she and her husband are considering various extracurricular programs for the kids. Unfortunately, most of their options are on hold for the moment because of the pandemic. But Black and her family are still coming to terms with the things her son experienced while enrolled in HSE. She feels guilty for daring to place her children in a top school district. For not realizing the extent of the attacks A would experience. And at this point, she feels she has no recourse. "I put him through that, through 6, 7 times getting injured, getting a concussion, and it's all for nothing. I feel like I failed him there. And I can make up for it by making sure someone is held accountable," said Black. "I just wanted someone to acknowledge it. You didn't feel like he was worthy of protection, you didn't feel like he was worthy of being there." Hamilton Southeastern School District did not return requests for comment. -------------------------------------------------- Have a story you want USA Herald to cover? Submit a tip here and if we think it's newsworthy, we'll follow up on it. Want guaranteed coverage? We also offer contract journalism here.  Just be sure you're comfortable giving up editorial control because our journalists are dogged and will follow the story through to its conclusion. The story will be published to our exacting standards, without regard for your preferred slant. Want to contribute a story? We also accept article submissions -- check out our writer's guidelines here.