Family of student reach settlement with Landon School before wrongful death trial

Family of student reach settlement with Landon School before wrongful death trial

The parents of a 16-year-old student who died by suicide in 2022 have reached a confidential settlement with the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, months before a wrongful death trial that was scheduled to begin in May. Dawn and Scott Schnell, of McLean, Virginia, the parents of Charlie Schnell, filed the suit in January 2024 in Montgomery County Circuit Court. The parents named the highly-ranked school, its headmaster and three other adminis…