A Bluffton mother is seeking a payout from the local school district after her middle school daughter was beaten with a Stanley Cup during a 2024 altercation on a public school bus.
The mother, Wendi Whittle, filed the petition for a settlement on Tuesday. The Beaufort County School District and the South Carolina School Boards Insurance Trust have offered a sum of $90,000 to settle, according to court documents.
It happened May 17, 2024, as the bus carrying Bluffton Middle School students made a stop in the Heritage Lakes neighborhood. A female student allegedly punched the victim once in the face and the victim punched back, according to a Bluffton Police Department incident report…