Did they dump that criminal who was hurting kids based on that other lawsuit? I hope she's far, far away from children.

I'm glad you're going to talk to an attorney. I think that's worth doing. You'll probably feel somewhat better than you do now just pursuing it in any direction, even if it's for a limited time. I hope you can get some vindication about of that. I truly do. That is a tremendously painful and awful thing to have happened to an innocent little boy, and it makes perfect sense that it has colored your angry attitudes toward school, teachers, counselors, etc. Sounds like you have a fairly perceptive start on how that event may have already affected you. I'm so sorry that happened to you, MastaC.

Good luck working through it and with whatever your attorney advises!