In 2019, a student with disabilities at Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee was filmed using the restroom and speaking in class. Classmates posted the video to Snapchat.

The school issued suspensions, but the student’s mother pushed Phoenix Police to investigate and pursue harassment charges, spotlighting how unprepared schools can be when digital harassment crosses personal boundaries.

In Maricopa, a special‑needs student endured months of escalating bullying during rides home from the Arizona Center for Exceptional Students. What began as teasing turned violent — one student suffered a broken nose. The school bus driver wasn’t fired until a DPS trooper intervened after video surfaced of the student being punched and kicked.

“Kids don't know enough to understand the damage that th

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