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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.