A Plainview mother is demanding answers after her son was violently assaulted inside Plainview High School during school hours, struck multiple times in the head with a weapon by another student.
The attack left her son requiring stitches and a head CT scan, and the response from school administration has now become just as big a story as the assault itself.
Mindy Milano went public on Facebook after the incident, posting a detailed account of what happened and the questions she says the district has refused to answer.
Her son Christian, a Plainview High School football player, was targeted by a student who mistakenly believed he had reported a friend in connection with a separate incident that had previously involved police.
Milano made clear her son had nothing to do with that report.
What happened next is what has parents across the Plainview community furious. According to Milano, no ambulance was called for her son despite him being struck repeatedly in the head with a weapon.
Police were not immediately contacted by the school. Staff members did not stop the attack. Instead, according to the information provided to her, it was another student who stepped in and broke it up.
And when her son was in the nurse’s office, he was reportedly told by school administration not to call his mother.
Milano wrote directly about the incident, saying “After learning what happened, I contacted the police myself. Even they expressed concern and did not understand why law enforcement had not been called by the school.”
She also raised a deeply troubling detail in a follow up post, asking why her son’s shirt was changed before she arrived and whether it was done to minimize how serious the assault actually looked.
She said she was also asked by someone to remove her social media posts, framed as being for her son’s safety, which only added more fuel to an already explosive situation.
“Why was I asked to remove my social media posts for the safety of my child instead of being provided answers about the decisions that were made,” she wrote.
A Community That is Not Staying Quiet
The posts spread fast and the response from other parents and community members was immediate and loud. Jennifer Breitenbucher Meyn told Milano to keep pushing and not let the district control the narrative, writing
“You keep going until your questions are answered properly and your son’s needs are met. They don’t get to tell you what to do, when to do it, how to do it, and when it’s enough. Sounds like they are trying to keep this quiet.”
Ivy Szewc did not hold back, writing that Plainview school district always protects dangerous bullies because their reputation depends on it, and urging Milano to get a lawyer and go after both the school and the parents of the student responsible.
Amy B Ruiz summed up what many parents were feeling, writing “These schools are out of control. They continue to fail our children.”
Jessica Garfinkel-Lisowski, who identified herself as both a teacher and a mother, said the school messed up badly and that Milano had every right to question their protocol.
Jennifer Breitenbucher Meyn also specifically advised Milano to ask the district whether they believe they met the expectations of their own student code of conduct and strongly suggested retaining legal counsel.
Brian Tomeo was blunt, writing “Unfortunately this does not surprise me with this school district.”
The Questions That Still Have No Answers
Days after the assault, Milano sent a formal email to the district asking what safety measures would be in place at a school event her son planned to attend.
She asked whether police or security would be present, whether a safety assessment had been done, and what would happen if the student who assaulted him showed up at the same open event.
She said she received no response and only got attention when she made it public.
The fact that a mother has to send a written inquiry asking how her son will be kept safe at a school sponsored event after he was beaten with a weapon on campus tells the whole story.
The Plainview school district has not publicly addressed the specific questions Milano raised about why emergency protocols were not followed the day her son was attacked.
Milano has made clear she is not done.
“I will continue to advocate for my son and seek accountability for the decisions that were made that day,” she wrote.
