Exclusive | NFL legends young son allegedly targeted by racist bullies at $47,000-a-year California Christian school
The young son of NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson was allegedly called the N-word and subjected to vicious bullying and physical attacks by classmates at an elite California Christian school that charges nearly $48,000 a year in tuition, according to a new lawsuit obtained by the California Post.Dickerson’s sixth-grade son (DD), who is black, was subjected to a year of racial harassment at Oaks Christian School during the 2024-2025 academic year — including being repeatedly called the N-word by classmates, compared to an animal and labeled with a racist nickname, according to the complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week.“His family repeatedly told Oaks Christian what was happening and asked the school to protect him,” Robert Glassman, the family’s attorney, told the California Post.“Instead of stopping the abuse, the school allowed it to continue.”“No child should be subjected to racial harassment or physical violence at school while the adults entrusted with his safety fail to act,” he added.
The lawsuit accuses the posh Westlake Village school of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and violating California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.“(DD) was a Black child who came to Oaks Christian School to learn and to grow.Instead, over the course of his sixth-grade year, (DD) was subjected to relentless racial harassment, bullying, and physical assault,” the lawsuit alleges.One student repeatedly directed racial slurs at the sixth grader, including during a school-sponsored zoo field trip, where the student allegedly compared him to an animal, according to the complaint.The same student who allegedly leveled the racist attack was also known to carry a knife on campus, yet school administrators imposed no discipline for the alleged harassment or the weapon, according to the lawsuit.A female student allegedly struck (DD) in the head during lunch, took his food and deliberately poured out his water, according to ...