Mother says daughter could have been killed during school bus attack

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A mother says a bully attacked her chronically-ill daughter. Now, the mother wants to know why her daughter was suspended.

Sanaria Herron suffers from renal failure. Because of that, the 13-year-old needs dialysis treatment three times a week and she has a heart catheter to help the process.

"She's chronically ill. All she's doing is waiting for her kidney transplant and wants to be accepted," mother Monique Riley said.

Sanaria can only attend Cedar Grove Middle School twice a week. Sometimes she takes the bus.

But her last ride last Thursday could have been deadly.

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Another student recorded cellphone video as Sanaria got into a fight where there was much more than just haymakers and hair-grabbing.

"The girl is tugging at her shirt and it's exactly where that catheter is placed," Riley told Channel 2's Carl Willis. "For me as a mother from the looks of it, you're trying to kill my kid -- you're aiming directly for that catheter."

Sanaria's dialysis case worker said if that central venous line was dislodged, she could have bled out and died in just two minutes.

“I knew that I had to cover myself right here because I didn't want anything to happen to me,” Sanaria said.

"She had to protect herself. If she didn't swing it could have been fatal," Riley said.

Sanaria was suspended for the fight.

The DeKalb County School District sent Willis a statement saying:

"The district is investigating the event and those responsible will be held accountable, per the student code of conduct."

Riley said this was the result of ongoing bullying and is speaking out before her child or another is hurt, 
or killed.

"We have to do better with teaching our kids to do better. We have to do better with our babies. If not, this is going to continue to be an ongoing issue," Riley said.

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