Jasmine Crawley, Detroit Student, Brutally Beaten In School Bathroom In '30 Seconds' Game (VIDEO)

The family of a Detroit 8th-grader who was filmed being brutally beaten in a school bathroom says they are outraged by the way the school handled the situation, which reportedly happened on several occasions.

In a game called "30 seconds," one girl beats another while peers time and film the brawl at Ludington Middle School. One 13-year-old student, Jasmine Crawley, was one of the victims, and her family tells WJBK-TV that while school administrators knew about the "game," they chose to turn a blind eye. Comments like "Snitches get stitches" on her Facebook page reportedly threaten her for going public.

"They felt like because this was a game, nobody got in trouble, not the people instigating, not the people that were fighting," Crawley's sister Arletha Newby told WJBK-TV.

In the video, bystanding students' voices are audible, "It's 12 seconds," one student says, "It's 28, oh y'all are done, oh it's 30."

Crawley escaped the assault with a few scratches and broken glasses.

The family members have filed a formal complaint with Detroit Police and are calling on Detroit Public Schools to take action -- even if a solution means Crawley will be disciplined as well. A DPS spokesperson tells the station that Ludington will investigate the complaint.

In recent months, beatings of students caught on tape have led to several harassment investigations across the country. A phone-filmed video went viral in October after a bystanding student filmed one boy waiting inside a classroom for 15-year-old Zachary, a gay student at Union-Scioto High School in Ohio, just so he can beat Zachary to the ground.

The victim's family suspects the incident was motivated by the student's sexual orientation, and was outraged when the school ignored the situation, then told Zachary to "tone yourself down," WBNS reported.

Last month, the parents of a 17-year-old Indiana high school student filed suit against their son's school district for failing to protect their child, David Osama Haddad, from bullying and beatings. They claimed that the harassment was motivated by Haddad's Middle Eastern ethnicity, and students often called him a "terrorist."

After being beaten and bullied repeatedly, Haddad was forced to seek medical treatment for suffering a traumatic brain injury.

"The principal [Robert McDermott] turned a blind eye to the repeated bullying and harassment of this student," the Haddad family's attorney Kenneth Allen said in a statement last month. "The principal was notified on several occasions of the situation, but did nothing. Inaction by those in charge in the face of injustice cannot be tolerated."

Comments

[FacePalmSociety92]

05:48 AM on 01/18/2012

This game is so stupid and people should find other things to do then fight to look cool. Also at least they didn't use weapons like most people these days since that is a wussy thing to do. What they did was wrong and I hope they get in trouble.

[amaboss52]

04:06 PM on 01/03/2012

Wow we have come so far as a civilization, impressive. :-(

[Talk2PassiveActionVital]

03:16 PM on 12/29/2011

Administrators and teachers who turn a blind eye to student-on-student abuse, be it incessant teasing, verbal taunting, threats or physical bullying deserve to be publicly disciplined, and, in the more severe cases, FIRED. Those adults in the public school system who either have no commitment to children's well-being, or who fail to adequately ensure students' dignity, safety and health, would do us all a favor by making careers in areas having nothing to do with education.

[Sheldon archer]

09:07 PM on 12/05/2011

Nice to see that Americans are brought up with good Christian principles.

[Mack Hopkins]

08:59 PM on 12/05/2011

Hang them all.

[Yam716]

01:31 PM on 12/05/2011

What is the obsession with taping brutal fights and posting them online? Are we that desensitized to someone elses pain? Why do people enjoy watching fights?

[European1919]

08:21 AM on 12/13/2011

Because it is more honest than fooks noose.

[satyrday]

09:03 AM on 12/05/2011

All of the violent and bully students need to be removed and sent to a boot camp style school. The kids and teachers know who they are.

[wca16]

04:00 PM on 12/04/2011

"Crawley escaped the assault with a few scratches and broken glasses." Far cry from brutally beaten. Sensationalism at its best.

"and her family tells WJBK-TV that while school administrators knew about the "game," they chose to turn a blind eye." Turning a blind eye and actually being blind to the incident are complete opposites. The students do not perform these acts in front of faculty. The teachers might know about it but are helpless to stop it if they can't catch them in the act and have no proof.

For all we know this is the first viable evidence to show the act in progress and so those children should be punished; both parties considering its a game which implies that both sides agreed to it. It is just so easy to continue to blame the teachers for everything these days because everyone is doing it. In all likely hood there are no more bullying incidents than ever before its just that this is what people are getting their jollies off to these days, so the media continues to show us these articles; and why wouldn't they? We love reading about students "brutally" beating their classmates then jumping on our soap boxes to show that we as individuals are better than the people actually in the situation.

[whoknew222]

01:00 AM on 12/04/2011

I thank God every day that I found a community where the kids all wear uniforms, have a cufew and are civilized. They are, obviously (to me), getting an actual education and respect the community.

[Henk]

04:41 PM on 12/04/2011

Oh yes that uniform and the curfew will make all the difference. Appearance is everything. No kid wearing a uniform ever did anything wrong and wearing a uniform guarantees a quality education, for sure.

[whoknew222]

11:56 PM on 12/04/2011

I'm not saying that at all. Some bad kids come the best of environments, and great kids from bad, I know, I went to private grammar school and public high.
There is a difference that I can see here in the way the youth behave compared to other places where I have lived. I never see butts hanging out of pants or gaudy makeup, or hear kids cussing or fussing with their parents at the store, etc. Even at the mall they are totally unobtrusive and presentable.
I researched the statistics prior to deciding to relocate here from Jacksonville Beach, Fl, where you see all types of kids and horrors and they are accurate. I am a few miles away from a popular gulf coast beach tourist area and I know it sounds like a fairy tale. The uniforms aren't obvious, which helps them be comfortable and are worn at all schools, public and private. The population is very low which accounts for the lesser negative statistics and better behavior as well as they are't able to hide who they are in a such small population.They are all accounted for and accountable. I haven't run into a youngster yet that I haven't been able to have a pleasant, intelligible conversation with. Just because they have a curfew doeasn't mean they aren't allowed out of their rooms either. There is just the difference between locations and activities for them vs locations and activities for adults.

[foresure]

11:19 PM on 12/03/2011

Now let us not be too critical. We know that the teachers are so overworked, underpaid, and completely devoted to improving the children's self esteem and self actualization.

And making sure that no untoward boundaries exist between them and their student. That alone eliminates any ability to maintain order.

That, and making sure that the children know that they are free to contact them to discuss "personal issues" on Facebook at any time, makes it almost impossible to do much more than keep the classroom from distintigrating in the prison type riot.

What with the teacher having to deal with rumors that they used to porn stars, or finding a nice dress for a transexual boy (See: Huffington Post), how could they be expected to do much more?

On top of that, there is a movement to ask teachers to show some evidence that they are actually conveying some knowledge to the children. Most teachers consider that an absolute outrage.

I know what the teachers reply is We Need More Money.

[zannamar]

11:43 AM on 12/05/2011

what are you ding to change these outrages you speak of? Are you volunteering in schools or mentoring students who need extra help?

[foresure]

12:55 PM on 12/05/2011

annamar:

First the insult in the guise of a question. Then a standard liberal, basically useless suggestion.

My solution for FUBAR [Google the word] schools?

Replace them with voluntary, neighborhood, full service boarding schools built on the British model. Finance them with saving out of the criminal justice system and the support given to able bodied adults 24-54.

If you are actually interested, I will supply a detailed outline of my thoughts.

In the meantime if you want to read about a very effective, non-costly program already in place, read about Adams City High School in Colorado.

Google: colorado high school free breakfast.

Why is this not a innovation that could be put into immediate practice nationwide?

[Mr Anonymous]

10:02 PM on 12/03/2011

Looks like something I saw a few years back of someone getting jumped in. Beat her up to a slow count to 38 and she's in!

[justagirl]

12:04 PM on 12/03/2011

In 1968 I was in the eighth grade when LBJ integrated schools. I was bused to a black school. Although I was lower middle class it was still a culture shock. I locked myself into bathroom stalls several times to avoid a beating.

[msles59130]

05:13 PM on 12/03/2011

Do you have any comprehension of how often black students are ganged up on and beaten up by white students? Kids beating each other up is wrong. Stop trying to make this about race.

Pathetic.

[whoknew222]

01:15 AM on 12/04/2011

She doesn't have to give a dissertation on the entire matter. She is stating a fact from one perspective and her own experience of how brutal kids can be. She in no way implies that these are the only kids that participate in these "games" I went from private school to public and, as she says, it is culture shock and mine had nothing to do with race whatsoever, just different structure and attitude from what I was accustomed to was a cultural difference. It's like moving from a cozy home in a blue collar neighborhood to a low income trailer park, which I have experienced unwittingly. I did experience culture shock as I was unaware of the differences, I was merely considering economics at the time I made that choice. Same race, different priorities and values. I say no more or I'll be dissertating myself.

[justagirl]

01:42 PM on 12/04/2011

Just a personal anecdote. Get real.

[Chrissy Schmidt stratton]

11:15 PM on 12/02/2011

A kid from my daughter's school killed himself a little more than a month ago because of bullies. The school has done nothing, no candle lighting, no memorial, nothing. Some parents went to the board meeting for Kenton County Schools Kentucky, the board rolled their eyes while my daughter's letter was read one guy rubbed his head the whole time people spoke, it was even pointed out aloud, the board shut her up quick, guess they thought they were being bullied but they don't care about the kids that get bullied daily. These people seemed HEARTLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[foresure]

11:25 PM on 12/03/2011

Chrissy:

Consider this. The teachers have absolutely no legitimate authority to control the classroom.

Since they cannot maintain order because they are the teacher, they resort to bullying. You will quickly enough see examples of teacher bullying, when you read the replies to the Posts I have made.

Teachers are the major role model for bullying in the school. In order to keep the classroom quiet enough the the principal doesn't come in, they will demean and humiliate the student into silence.

[Chrissy Schmidt stratton]

02:25 AM on 12/04/2011

Trust... i know first hand about teachers who bully, my daughter has a couple herself.

[foresure]

12:06 PM on 12/04/2011

Chrissy:

Thank you for your reply. If you would add some details, it would help others, like me, understand what is going on.

It will also be interesting to see the teachers' responses.

You are fanned for your courage to addrss this subject.

[jumpinjohn011]

09:03 PM on 12/02/2011

Just _______ being_______! Only in Detroit!

[Henk]

04:47 PM on 12/04/2011

Yeah, out in the burbs they don't have the time limit, they just keep after them until they commit suicide. Anoka Hennipin School district a suburban district in Minnesota has had 8 suicides, due to bullying, in the last 2 years. Yeah, only in Detroit!

[Yam716]

01:27 PM on 12/05/2011

Nah, in Massachusetts, a high school basketball team in under fire for forcing a team member to eat a semen covered oreo!
http://www.pearlswindow.com/2011/12/high-school-boy-forced-to-eat-semen.html

[DanInLA]

07:27 PM on 12/02/2011

The girl participated willingly or so she says because she doesn't want to get beat up even worse for being a snitch. She was not a willing participant. Nobody willingly gets beat up.