In Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, a heartbreaking story of school bullying has come to light, raising serious questions about how Waynesburg Central High School handles student safety.
Jessy Lewis, a concerned mother, took to Facebook to share her daughter’s ongoing nightmare.
Her post details months of harassment that have left her family frustrated and desperate for help.
Lakendra Lewis, Jessy’s daughter, who has undergone two brain surgeries, has become the target of cruel taunts and threats from classmates, including a cheerleader.
This case highlights what Jessy calls a clear failure in the school’s anti-bullying efforts, especially since the district’s handbook strictly prohibits any form of bullying, including cyberbullying.
The trouble started at the beginning of the school year. Lakendra and her friends faced continuous bullying from a group of girls.
They reported it multiple times to the school office, begging for intervention.
Each time, school staff simply advised them to ignore the bullies, promising the behavior would stop on its own. But it didn’t.
The harassment escalated to include name-calling, chasing one of Lakendra’s friends home from school, and vicious remarks like “Lakendra should have died during brain surgery.”
These words cut deep, given Lakendra’s medical history, which includes two major operations that make her particularly vulnerable.
Things boiled over in a group chat where a friend was venting about the ordeal. Frustrated and at her breaking point, Lakendra commented, “I’ll beat them up idc anymore.”
This single outburst caught the attention of Principal Dr. Katherine Lambore, who responded by assigning lunch detention to Lakendra and her friends.
Jessy argues this was unfair punishment for victims pushed to their limits. Lakendra refused to serve the detention, insisting she shouldn’t be penalized for reacting to months of abuse.
School officials then gave her an ultimatum: serve it or face suspension. She stood her ground, repeating five times, “No, now call my dad,” until they finally did.
Jessy rushed to the school and confronted the principal. She showed screenshots of threats from one of the bullies, who wrote,
“I have to come into school for my keystone I’ll walk down the hallway find them and beat their ass.”
Despite this clear evidence of planned violence during school hours, Dr. Lambore claimed she couldn’t act because the message was sent after hours.
Jessy pointed out the hypocrisy, quoting the school handbook: “No bullying of any kind even CYBER will be tolerated.”
Why was Lakendra disciplined for her comment, but the bullies faced no consequences?
Jessy believes favoritism is at play, one bully’s mother works at the school, and another is a cheerleader, giving them a free pass.
When Jessy pressed the principal on her plan to protect Lakendra, especially considering her health issues, the response was chilling: “I can’t do anything.” Undeterred, Jessy escalated the matter.
She visited the superintendent’s office, only to find him “magically” in a meeting, with his secretary echoing the same helplessness.
She then went to two local magistrates, and the second directed her to the state police. There, she filed an official report.
Yet, even with that step, the bullying persists. In a follow-up comment, Jessy revealed more threats:
“Lakendra also informed me these girls said they was going to bash her head into a locker. To me that sounds like they are planning on unaliving her.”
Via Facebook
To back her claims, Jessy shared school documents in the comments. One is a pink lunch detention slip dated December 19, 2025, signed by Dr. Lambore.
It assigns Lakendra three days of detention for “verbal abuse” and “other,” specified as “bullying – endorsing violence, misuse of technology.”
The other is a white suspension notice from December 10, 2025, effective the next day, for failing to serve the detention.
It bars Lakendra from buses, sports, and activities, with warnings of fines or charges for further issues.
These papers, Jessy says, prove the school is punishing the victim while ignoring the real aggressors who chased friends home, wished death on Lakendra, and issued violent threats.
This isn’t the first time bullying has plagued Jessy’s family at Waynesburg Central High School.
Her oldest daughter endured similar harassment with no resolution from the school. Now, Jessy is calling on local media, tagging WPXI-TV Pittsburgh in her post:
“How do I go about getting you guys down here to help me protect my daughter since her school clearly don’t care about bullying?”
Via Facebook
She emphasizes she has proof of the girls’ remarks and wants an investigation.
The Facebook post has upset many, leading them to share their bullying experiences at the school
Terri Garrett urged Jessy to contact news channels like Channel 4 or WPXI, calling
Lakendra also informed me these girls said they was going to bash her head into a locker. To me that sounds like they are planning on unaliving her.
Via Facebook
Dana Thompson Knight recounted her daughter Kennady’s experience: a bully handed her a note saying “d!e b!t€h” and threatened “snitches get stitches.”
The school dismissed it as friendly banter until a YouTube video led to the bully’s suspension at another school.
Susan Lewis, possibly a relative, condemned the principal for allowing the bullying to continue due to a parent’s employment at the school, saying, “She should lose her job because of this.”
Tara Lynn shared tales of her children: her son, CJ, was hit by a girl in front of teachers with no notification to her, and her daughter, Ali, faced severe bullying, including after-hours issues that oddly drew office attention.
Waynesburg Central High School, part of the Waynesburg Central School District in Greene County, serves around 500 students in grades 9-12.
The district’s website promotes a safe learning environment, but stories like this suggest gaps in enforcement.
Pennsylvania law requires schools to have anti-bullying policies, including reporting mechanisms and consequences, yet families like Jessy’s feel ignored.
Nationally, bullying affects one in five students, according to the CDC, with lasting impacts on mental health, especially for those with medical vulnerabilities like Lakendra.
As this story gains traction online, it underscores a broader issue: when schools fail to act, victims suffer while bullies thrive.
Jessy hopes media attention will force change, protecting not just Lakendra but all students at Waynesburg Central High School from this threatened environment.
This is my daughter!! Thank you so much for sharing her story to hopefully end her being bullied
My heart goes out to this family. I know the consequences of Waynesburg not taking the “No Bullying” Policy as seriously as they say. I’ve been quite about it for the sake of my child but not anymore. Brylea was bullied to the point that she turned to making plans to unalive herself. The Mental Health Crisis Unit was called to the school. My child, 11 years old, had a plan to UNALIVE herself because of the bullying not being dealt with. I pulled her out and she is now cyber schooled. And she is THRIVING! I hate that this has happened to this family but I praise them for not being silent.
Im gonna be honest that school is a joke we went through it for 2 years and they always accused our daughter. Here it goes if you don’t have money and you ain’t nothing in this town they don’t care about what’s going on with the kids it’s about who has money and dont nothing like discrimination right!!!!. They don’t care if a child is getting bullied or not been in the office multiple times and they r a joke so over that school