LAWSUIT: 7-year-old alleges he was sexually bullied at Shalimar Elementary

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR-TV) — A lawsuit is being filed against the Okaloosa County School Board on behalf of an elementary student who was allegedly the victim of sexual bullying.

The Watson Firm reports they will formally announce the lawsuit on Thursday on the behalf of their client, a seven-year-old student attending Shalimar Elementary School.

The lawsuit accuses the school board of being negligent of supervising a first-grade classroom.

According to The Watson Firm, a seven-year-old male student was “the subject of sexual bullying in which he was coerced into a school restroom and forced to engage in sexual acts with two other students, including sexual intercourse.”

The lawsuit claims the incident allegedly occurred inside a restroom located inside the first-grade classroom while the teacher was present.

Channel 3 News reached out to the Okaloosa County School District about the lawsuit and was told they cannot comment on pending litigation.