Former student, 21, is suing elite private school for $600,000 after he was ‘tormented, assaulted and stomped on by other pupils’

Former student, 21, is suing elite private school for $600,000 after he was ‘tormented, assaulted and stomped on by other pupils’

A man, 21, is suing a prestigious Brisbane school over alleged bulling
He claims he was severely bullied physically and verbally for three years
His nose was broken at age 10 and he was stomped on two years later
He is seeking $600,000 in damages for future loss of income due to the impact of the alleged bullying on his academic performance
The former students says he suffers ongoing mental health issues


A former Brisbane Boys College student who claims he endured physical and verbal bullying as a young pupil is suing the prestigious school for $600,000 in damages.
The legal action has been lodged against the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association, trading as BBC, and relates to a period spanning February 2004 to February 2007.
In documents filed in Queensland's District Court on Wednesday, it's alleged the boy was the target of derogatory taunts as well as physical attacks.
The former student claims when he was just 10-year-old he suffered a broken nose so severe it required surgery, in an incident which allegedly occured at the school on November 15, 2005.

Court documents claim the boy finally left the school at the advice of a doctor after the student was allegedly pushed to the ground and stomped on, leaving a 'shoe-imprint shaped bruise' on his back, according to the Brisbane Times.
The complainant, who turned 21 on Wednesday, claims he now suffers from ongoing depression, anxiety and has had suicidal thoughts after being the victim of 'ongoing ridicule' from Year Five to Year Eight.
The man is seeking damages for future loss of income, claiming his experiences at BBC seriously hindered his academic performance and, as a result, have disadvantaged his job prospects.
'He suffered psychiatric injury which will likely mean time off work or being forced to cease work earlier than he would otherwise have done so,' his lawyer, Peter Black, told the court on Wednesday according to the Brisbane Times.

Mr Black's client has undergone psychological counselling to assess the extent of his distress and impact on his mental health.
The court heard that the former student and his family are extremely dissatisfied with the school's response and say the students allegedly involved were not reprimanded.
'Despite complaints by our client and his mother about this course of conduct, the school took no steps or no adequate steps to protect our client from the harmful and offending behaviour,' Mr Black told the court.
'His three years of schooling at BBC were painful, agonising and mentally draining as he endured daily torment both verbally and physically.'
The school did not have legal representation present at the brief hearing. The former BBC student will commence legal proceedings against the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association.