Teen Breaks Silence After Severe Bullying Incident at SJC

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Thirteen-year-old Dominick Alvarado, a straight-A student at Saint John’s College, is now confined to his bed after a serious bullying incident left him with a severe hip injury. Dominick and his mother, Natalie Alvarado, have broken their silence about the ordeal.

Dominick recalled the moment he was attacked at school, describing how a bully shoved him into a drain after he attempted to report harassment to a teacher. He said, “Before I reached to tell the teacher, he pushed me in the drain and at the time I didn’t feel the pain because I had meat, so I’m chunky, I didn’t feel the pain at the time, so then around a couple weeks now, when I was walking to go to school, it hurt so bad I couldn’t walk I had to limp, and it hurt, so I call, I text my mom on my laptop to come for me at school.”

His mother told News 5, “When I saw him, he was completely soaked with water. I mean completely head the toe. So books was wet, everything was wet.  And I went into the office and asked them what’s going on and they told me that they pushed him down. So I figure from, I did not think, take it serious that from then he already hit, had that injury. I just, I thought he was going to grow it out, then he started limping, then it started getting worse.”

Though he didn’t initially feel pain, the impact worsened over time, leading to a significant hip injury that required emergency surgery. Now, Dominick faces a long road to recovery, with a screw in his hip and another surgery.

After the incident was reported, Dominick faced suspension, but two teachers intervened on his behalf. He said that the bullying had been ongoing since primary school.

Natalie said she became frustrated over the school’s handling of the situation. She has also written a letter to Saint John’s College, expressing her disappointment with the school’s response and urging for a detailed plan to support Dominick’s recovery, including mental, emotional, and physical rehabilitation.

Over time, the muscle in his hip deteriorated, causing him unbearable pain as he commuted to school from Boston Village. Doctors compared his condition to “an ice cream cone melting,” with the bone left exposed as the muscle wasted away.

Now, Natalie is taking care of Dominick full-time, helping him relearn basic tasks like walking and sitting up. The financial burden is immense, as Natalie, a tour guide, faces the challenge of providing care while managing transportation costs for Dominick’s future school attendance.

In a 3-sentence statement, St. John’s College acknowledged the Facebook post, is in contact with his family, and wished him a speedy recovery.

“St. John’s College is aware of the post made on Facebook concerning Dominick Alvarado. We are in communication with Dominick’s parent, and this situation is being addressed. We wish Dominick Alvarado a speedy recovery, and his Wildcat family awaits his return.”