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Lawsuit discontinued against Mt. Vernon School district relating to fatal 2022 cheerleader stabbing

The suit claimed the school district ignored prior violent incidents involving the girls.

News 12 Staff

May 15, 2026, 7:16 AM

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A lawsuit filed by the mother of a Mount Vernon cheerleader who survived a stabbing by a rival cheerleader has been discontinued.

The suit claimed the school district ignored prior violent incidents involving the girls.

The attack happened four years ago after a parade celebrating the boys basketball team’s state championship.

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16-year-old cheerleader and Mt. Vernon High School sophomore Kayla Green was killed.

Mainece Simpson was seriously hurt in the April 2022 attack.

A rival cheerleader, who was 15 at the time, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 3 to 9 years in a state juvenile facility.

Court records show the lawsuit was discontinued and cannot be filed again.

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