A woman has settled with the Catholic School Board for an undisclosed amount of money after launching a lawsuit that alleged her daughter wasn't protected from bullying.

Krisha Stanton alleged in court documents filed in February that her daughter was relentlessly tormented and abused at St. Isidore's Catholic School in Kanata in the 2007-2008 school year.

Stanton, who had sought $325,000 in damages, said in her statement of claim that her daughter now goes to a private school, and requires counselling, treatment and medication.

She also said the school rebuffed her when she asked to have her daughter removed from the class where the bullying is alleged to have taken place.

The girl's family has previously alleged another student pulled her hair, tripped her and called her names in front of other children in the class.

Stanton said in the statement that during the bullying, her daughter started to withdraw, quit her swimming classes and sobbed at the sight of her school bus.

Both sides have agreed not to release the details of the out-of-court settlement reached in August.

'Relatively recent phenomenon'

Family laywer Paul Jakubiak expects the settlement has set a precedent that could encourage other families to file similar lawsuits.

"I think it will increase the number of complaints. It's basically like starting a path ... in which this can proceed," he said.

Since the school year started in September, Jakubiak said he has received dozens of phone calls from frustrated parents, who are concerned the schools their children attend aren't taking their bullying complaints seriously.

"It's a relatively recent phenomenon. Interestingly enough. I don't think its been enough of a problem before that it's come to the courts," said Jakubiak. "But now it's recognized that something has to be done about it."

St. Isadore has instituted a policy to tackle bullying since 2008.