New Jersey Mom Accused of Slapping Daughter's Bully Denies Claim

Toms River, NJ
A woman who says her 9-year-old daughter was bullied said Sunday that she took matters into her own hands when she confronted one of her daughter's tormenters on a school bus, but she denied slapping anyone despite being charged with assault.

Rebecca Sardoni said she and her mother boarded a school bus Friday morning bound for East Dover Elementary School and asked for a boy they claimed had been harassing her daughter on the bus.

Several students on the bus said Rebecca Sardoni then cursed at the boy and slapped him and a boy seated next to him while her mother yelled at the two boys, Toms River Police Chief Michael G. Mastronardy told The Asbury Park Press.

Rebecca Sardoni, 28, of Toms River, and her mother, 51-year-old Stephanie Sardoni, of Beachwood, were arrested Friday and released on summonses. Rebecca Sardoni is charged with simple assault, criminal trespass and making terroristic threats. Stephanie Sardoni is charged with criminal trespass.

Rebecca Sardoni told The Associated Press that she regretted boarding the bus, but she denied touching or hitting anyone.

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Father and Son Allegedly Caught on Tape Bullying 10-Year-Old Girl With Cerebral Palsy

Ohio
The parents of 10-year-old Hope Holcomb, an Ohio girl who suffers from cerebral palsy, say that she has been cruelly bullied by a neighborhood child and his father!

In an incident caught on tape, the father and son are seen apparently imitating Holcomb’s limp as they walk from the school bus. According to Holcomb’s parents, the two did this every day. Hope says she pleaded with them to stop, saying, “Try to be nice.”

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