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Family sues boarding school over girl’s death

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Written by: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Parent Category: Life

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The family of a 14-year-old South Dakota girl who killed herself at a Native American boarding school has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government, which runs the school.

The family filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in South Dakota. It seeks unspecified compensation for funeral expenses, attorney fees, and pain and suffering.

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