A bullied teen is saying she went to jail because she was framed on Instagram. The family of 13-year-old Nia Whims filed a lawsuit against the Renaissance Charter School, the Pembroke Pines Police Department, and Instagram.
NBC News reported that the Florida girl was handcuffed and spent 11 days in a juvenile facility. She was arrested after her classmate impersonated her on Instagram. And used the fake account to send threats, a new lawsuit says.
Bullying set off events
The Renaissance Charter School is located in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
The lawsuit also named Meta the parent company of Instagram. It claims that the seventh-grader was being bullied, in August. And her mom, Lezlie-Ann Davis, requested a meeting with school officials.
The school did not schedule a meeting and no action was taken. The bullying continued. Her mother finally decided to pull Nia out of the school.
A former classmate, identified as M.S., allegedly created a fake Instagram account using Nia’s name. And she sent herself messages that “included threats to blow up the school and kill people,” the family’s lawsuit contends.
