Knop’s post quickly went viral, but things only got worse from there. On Thursday, April 4, the mom posted an update stating that she met with the school principal, the dean involved in the incident, and the school nurse, who claimed they were only trying to protect her daughter from ridicule, despite the fact that the classmates picking on Martinez reportedly didn’t face any consequences. “The principal did state that the request to bandaid her nipples should have never happened. But the rest of it was excuse after excuse,” she wrote. “Kids talking about Lizzy’s boobs and cackling about them bouncing around was NEVER addressed … I am sorry, but I consider that to be in the category of bullying, which they ALLEGEDLY have zero tolerance for.” In a statement provided to BuzzFeed, Mitchell Teitelbaum, the district’s general counsel, explained the district’s official stance by saying it’s “undisputed that this matter should have been handled differently at the school level.” But he noted, “There was a violation of the School Dress Code and it was an appropriate matter to address by the School. It is clear the intent of school officials was to assist the student in addressing the situation.”
