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Skip to contentAdvertisementThe lawsuit seeks more than $3 million for mental and physical pain and suffering and for the full value of Mary Crocker's life.Lawsuit claims school system negligent in deaths of Effingham County siblings, seeks $3 millionThe lawsuit seeks more than $3 million for mental and physical pain and suffering and for the full value of Mary Crocker's life.SIX MONTHS IN JAIL ... AND FACE A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE./// ALL NEW AT 11 - WJCL 22 NEWS HAS OBTAINED THE LAWSUIT ... AGAINST THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS LAWSUIT EARLIER THIS SUMMER. IT ACCUSES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BEING NEGLIGENT... WHEN IT COMES TO FAILING TO FORWARD A REPORT OF SUSPECTED ABUSE... AGAINST THE CROCKER KIDS. AS WE'VE REPORTED .. MARY AND ELWYN CROCKER JR ... WERE BOTH FOUND BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OF THEIR GUYTON HOME BACK IN 2018. INVESTIGATORS ALLEGE - THEY BOTH SUFFERED ABUSE AND TORTURE .. AT THE HANDS OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. WJCL 22 NEWS' BROOKE BUTLER JOINS US LIVE FROM OUR NEWSROOM. AND BROOKE, WE NOW KNOW - THE ADMINISTRATOR OF MARY CROCKER'S ESTATE .. IS SEEKING ABOUT 3- MILLION DOLLARS. YEAH SHANNON. SHE SAYS IN THE FILING...SHE FEELS THE DEATH OF MARY AND HER BROTHER, ELWYN CROCKER JR...COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED - HAD THE SCHOOL TAKEN MORE ACTION. IN A LAWSUIT... FILED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF MARY CROCKER'S ESTATE...AMANDA OLIVEIRA... THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ACCUSED OF NEGLIGENCE. MARY AND HER BROTHER ELWYN CROCKER JR. WERE FOUND DEAD IN THEIR GUYTON BACKYARD BACK IN 2018. ACCORDING TO COURT TESTIMONY ... THE CHILDREN WERE BEATEN ... KEPT IN DOG KENNELS ... AND STARVED ... BEFORE BEING BURIED BEHIND THEIR HOME. FIVE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS .. ARE NOW CHARGED WITH MARY AND ELWYN CROCKER JR'S DEATHS. SOME OF THEM - FACE THE DEATH PENALTY. THE LAWSUIT - ACQUIRED BY WJCL 22 NEWS - STATES... ONE OF ELWYN CROCKER JUNIORS PEERS FILED A REPORT BACK IN 2017 - SAYING SHE HAD NOTICED CROCKER - BEING ABUSED BY HIS FAMILY...A YEAR PRIOR. THE PEER SAID SHE MADE THE REPORT AFTER HER EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER DISCUSSED ABUSE IN CLASS...AND IT REMINDED HER OF WHAT SHE SAW. THE LAWSUIT STATES...THIS REPORT WAS MADE TO A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR...WHO FAILED TO FORWARD IT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE SUIT CLAIMS...THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS NEGLIGENT IN ENSURING ITS EMPLOYEES WERE PROPERLY TRAINED WITH REGARD TO RECEIVING AND FORWARD REPORTS OF ABUSE. IT ALSO ACCUSES THE SCHOOLS DISTRICTS INSURANCE COMPANY - CM REGENT - OF NOT FOLLOWING PROPER PROTOCOL. THE LAWSUIT SEEKS A JURY TRIAL. OLIVEIRA WANTS 3 MILLION 60 THOUSAND DOLLARS - FOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING...AND FOR FULL VALUE OF MARY CROCKERS LIFE. AND BROOKE - YOU REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. YES SHANNON. I ASKED FOR A RESPONSE TO THIS LAWSUIT. I HAVENT' HEARD BACK JUST YEAdvertisementLawsuit claims school system negligent in deaths of Effingham County siblings, seeks $3 millionThe lawsuit seeks more than $3 million for mental and physical pain and suffering and for the full value of Mary Crocker's life.The Effingham County School District is being sued by the administrator of Mary Crocker's estate, Amanda Oliveira.Mary and her brother, Elwyn Crocker Jr., were found dead in their Guyton backyard back in 2018. According to court testimony, the siblings were beaten, kept in dog kennels and starved before being buried behind their home.Several of their family members are now charged in connection to their deaths. Some of them face the death penalty.The lawsuit, acquired by WJCL 22 News, states one of Elwyn Crocker Jr.'s peers filed a report back in 2017 saying she had noticed Crocker being abused by his family a year prior. The peer said she made the report after her early childhood teacher discussed abuse in class and it reminded her of what she saw.The lawsuit states the report was made to a guidance counselor, who failed to forward it to law enforcement.TRENDING STORIESDNR: Missing man's body pulled from South Carolina watersMissing in South Carolina: Authorities searching for teen girl who disappeared overnightTracking Tropical Storm Philippe and another area of development in the AtlanticThe suit claims the school district was negligent in ensuring its employees were properly trained with regard to receiving and forwarding reports of abuse. It also accuses the school's insurance company, CM Regent, of not following proper protocol.The lawsuit seeks more than $3 million for mental and physical pain and suffering and for the full value of Mary Crocker's life.WJCL 22 News has reached out to Effingham County School District for a statement. We are waiting to hear back.The Effingham County School District is being sued by the administrator of Mary Crocker's estate, Amanda Oliveira.Mary and her brother, Elwyn Crocker Jr., were found dead in their Guyton backyard back in 2018. According to court testimony, the siblings were beaten, kept in dog kennels and starved before being buried behind their home.AdvertisementSeveral of their family members are now charged in connection to their deaths. Some of them face the death penalty.The lawsuit, acquired by WJCL 22 News, states one of Elwyn Crocker Jr.'s peers filed a report back in 2017 saying she had noticed Crocker being abused by his family a year prior. The peer said she made the report after her early childhood teacher discussed abuse in class and it reminded her of what she saw.The lawsuit states the report was made to a guidance counselor, who failed to forward it to law enforcement.TRENDING STORIESThe suit claims the school district was negligent in ensuring its employees were properly trained with regard to receiving and forwarding reports of abuse. It also accuses the school's insurance company, CM Regent, of not following proper protocol.The lawsuit seeks more than $3 million for mental and physical pain and suffering and for the full value of Mary Crocker's life.WJCL 22 News has reached out to Effingham County School District for a statement. 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Skip to contentAdvertisementThe lawsuit seeks more than $3 million for mental and physical pain and suffering and for the full value of Mary Crocker's life.Lawsuit claims school system negligent in deaths of Effingham County siblings, seeks $3 millionThe lawsuit seeks more than $3 million for mental and physical pain and suffering and for the full value of Mary Crocker's life.SIX MONTHS IN JAIL ... AND FACE A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE./// ALL NEW AT 11 - WJCL 22 NEWS HAS OBTAINED THE LAWSUIT ... AGAINST THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS LAWSUIT EARLIER THIS...

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