A Long Island teen who needed 17 stitches when another girl’s mom allegedly bashed her with a metal “Stanley” water mug says she’s too traumatized to return to school — much less ever use the brand of cup again.
“I’m shaking all the time,” said Madison Evans, a 14-year-old student at Brentwood High School, to The Post. “I can’t even look at those cups anymore. Every time I see one, it just brings it all back.”
Madison said her horrific ordeal began when she was leaving summer school as usual one day at Brentwood last week and was approached by two girls she had never spoken to before.
Madison Evans, a 14-year-old student at Brentwood High School, needed 17 stitches when another girl’s mom allegedly hit her with a metal “Stanley” water mug, and is “shaking all the time.” ABC 7 NY
The girls, including a 15-year-old, have issues with her cousin, which made her a target by extension, Madison said.
When the pair began bullying Madison outside the Suffolk County school, she verbally pushed back, she said.
In a video obtained by The Post, Madison and one of the girls are seen arguing and being held back by security — while Toni Monroe, the 35-year-old mother of the 15-year-old, is standing next to her daughter and yelling.
At one point, Monroe can be heard saying, “Give me your Stanley” to her daughter, who obliges.
The 15-year-old and Monroe then charge Madison, punching her and hitting her in the head multiple times with the cup, according to the video. Eyewitnesses claimed that afterward, Monroe tried to run away before being apprehended by security.
In a video obtained by The Post, Madison and one of the girls are seen arguing and being held back by security outside Brentwood High School. ABC 7 NY
Madison described the chaos of the fight to The Post and the moment she realized blood was streaming down her face.
“I thought I was going to die,” she said.
Police arrested Monroe, who had no prior criminal record, in the parking lot.
The 15-year-old and her 35-year-old mother, Toni Monroe, then charged at Madison, punching her and hitting her in the head multiple times with the cup. ABC 7 NY
Madison said that at first, she was completely unaware that it was the girl’s mother who jumped into the fight.
“I was kind of shocked,” she said of realizing it was Monroe who was swinging the bottle at her.
“I thought it was another student, but then when I looked at her, she had a tattoo — but then I just kept trying to defend myself.”
Police arrested Monroe, who had no prior criminal record. ABC 7 NY
Monroe’s daughter later defended her mom’s actions on Instagram, claiming she only tried to break up the fight between her and Madison and was not actually trying to hurt the teen.
But Shameakca Forney, Monroe’s guardian, called the claim laughable and said the video and the 17 stitches on the teen’s head are all the proof she needs to debunk that.
“If you’re going to let the kids fight, then let the kids fight — kids will be kids, we’ve all done it growing up — but you don’t jump in and fight kids,” Forney said.
“I thought it was another student, but then when I looked at her, she had a tattoo — but then I just kept trying to defend myself,” Madison said. ABC 7 NY
Monroe, who claimed she was at the school to complain about bullying against her daughter, was arrested and charged with assault.
She was released without bail but ordered to wear an ankle monitor and barred from contacting Madison.
In court, Monroe’s lawyer insisted it was her daughter who was being bullied. But students said Monroe’s daughter is the one known to cause issues between herself and other students.
Madison’s injuries. ABC 7 NY
Madison’s family said there is no excuse for Monroe’s actions regardless of the situation.
“As a mom you’re supposed to diffuse the situation and take your daughter away to see what’s going on instead of attacking a kid with a cup,” said Madison’s cousin, Tyleen Smith.
Brentwood schools Superintendent Wanda Ortiz-Rivera called the incident “unacceptable” and promised that “the safety and well-being of our students is always our highest priority,” adding, “This type of behavior will not be tolerated in our schools.”
Monroe claimed she was at the school to complain about bullying against her daughter, but students said Monroe’s daughter is the one known to cause issues between herself and other students. ABC 7 NY
For Madison, though, the damage is already done.
The thought of returning to Brentwood High fills her with dread, and she doesn’t feel safe walking the halls again, she said. She has yet to return to the classroom.
She also said that while she enjoyed using Stanley mugs before, the thought of it now makes her sick.