FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The family of a 13-year-old girl falsely detained and accused of threatening to kill a teacher and blow up a school has filed a lawsuit against the school and the social media giant where the threats were made by somebody who impersonated her.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the 13-year-old, Nia Whims, by her mother, Lezlie-Ann Davis, seeks “damages in excess of $30,000” from Renaissance Charter School in Pembroke Pines and Meta, the parent company of Instagram, where the threats appeared.
The lawsuit said the Pembroke Pines Police Department, which arrested Whims, will be added as a defendant.
