MEAN GIRLS

Teen Recovering After Beating at M.S. 80

By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK, March 20- A local teen is recovering and waiting for a transfer to another school, after she was viciously beaten by a group of teens-- who had been tormenting the girl for months.

Paramedics were called to M.S. 80, located at 149 E. Mosholu Parkway North in the Norwood section at 3:13 p.m. on 18, an EMS spokesman stated, "A female fell, that's what it came in as. Having head pain and feeling disorientated."

Sources close to the situation claimed that the 14-year-old victim was surrounded during ninth-period and beaten, punched and even bitten by a group of three or four individuals, including at least one male-- before the girl was tossed down a flight of stairs.

Sources say the victim was in a semi-conscious state when paramedics carried her out of the school.

The victim was taken to Montefiore Hospital where she remains in satisfactory condition. The girl reportedly suffered a gash to her head and an injury to her hand, as well as scrapes and bruises.

One source at the school who declined to be identified, recalled, "They had known about this poor kid being bullied for months now... and nobody did anything. This principal needs to be gone."

A source at the Department of Education stated, An internal investigation is underway and disciplinary action is pending the outcome of that investigation."

M.S. 80 principal Emmanuel Polanco, 30, has himself been under-fire for about the last month, when parents discovered Polanco's racy rap videos on the Internet under the name, "El Siki."

The DOE heard parents complaints about the videos, that feature scantily-clad women, and has been investigating, "El Siki's," extra- curricular activities ever since.