The agreement centers around the case of Phoebe Prince , whose body was found last year hanging in the stairway leading to her family 's second-floor apartment . Phoebe Prince 's parents receive $ 225,000 settlement after daughter 's 2010 suicide . 15-year-old Prince hanged herself in January 2010 after being bullied by classmates . The school district agreed to pay the family a total of $225k, but only if they would drop their lawsuit against the school and allow them access to confidential student records that could have helped prevent her
Phoebe Prince 's parents receive $ 225,000 settlement after daughter 's 2010 suicide . 15-year-old Prince hanged herself in January 2010 after being bullied by classmates . The school district agreed to pay the family a total of $225k, but only if they would drop their lawsuit against the school and allow them access to confidential student records that could have helped prevent her