bart ’s parents , anna izabela palosz and franciszek palosz , claims school staff were well aware of bullying he endured at school for years at western middle school but did not tell anyone about it . school documents that indicate what officials did know about bart ’s history , undisclosed until now , have been revealed in filings in state superior court in stamford . harvard student loses facebook internship for app " everyone treats him bad because he pushes people 's buttons , " western middle school assistant principal albert sackey wrote in family of bart palosz sues greenwich , public schools for failing to protect him from bullying almost two years after 15 - year - old bart palosz committed suicide on the first day of his sophomore year at greenwich high school , a lawsuit brought against the town sheds new light on the case and again raises the question of whether the school district should share the blame in the teenager ’s decision to take his life . they include a record of bart in the district ’s “ sharings ” program , which details important information for greenwich high staff about incoming ninth - graders . teens cheated out of $ 100 k in promised wages at summer jobs bart faced years of name - calling , teasing and physical violence that left him injured on at least one occasion , according to the complaint . wealthy connecticut couple vanishes after $ 2.2 m debt ruling the family of bartlomeij " bart " palosz is suing greenwich and the town 's school district for $ 15,000 in damages , nearly two years after the 15 - year - old committed suicide after the first day of his sophomore year at greenwich high school , the first day his recently - graduated older sister was n't there to look after him . toddler dies after being left in 200 - degree car the complaint alleges palosz was " subjected to a years - long history of unremitting bullying " at western middle school and greenwich high school . the last time he was bullied was the day he died , according to the complaint . bart palosz , 15 , committed suicide in august 2013 after the first day of his sophomore year at greenwich high school .