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A mother is mourning the suicide of her 10-year-old child, after she had repeatedly informed to his school that he was being bullied. (Photo: GoFundMe)
A Kentucky family is in mourning after a 10-year-old boy took his own life on Saturday.
Seven was known to dress up as his favorite superheroes, and was a “gift for 10 years,” his father said.
was tormented by bullies at Kerrick Elementary School in Louisville, where he was a fifth-grade student. She told WDRB that he was the victim of choking on the school bus, and was called the N-word. For five months, Charles had been documenting the abuse on her Facebook page, as well as reporting it to the school.
“Seven knew the Lord,” Bridges said. “He knew right from wrong. We instilled that in him at a young age. He went to church.” " data-reactid="26" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">“Seven knew the Lord,” Bridges said. “He knew right from wrong. We instilled that in him at a young age. He went to church.”
“He couldn’t fight back,” Charles said of her son’s character. “He didn’t have that in him. All he did was pray for the boy.”
Charles told the outlet that she and her husband had signed Seven up for another school. “We would talk to him about having new friends and a new start. He just had to get to the end of the year.”
Seven was the youngest student at Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) to die by suicide this school year, WDRB reported.
JCPS: You all failed my baby,” Charles said." data-reactid="31" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">“JCPS: You all failed my baby,” Charles said.
JCPS spokeswoman Renee Murphy told WDRB that the district will “launch a full investigation” into complaints made by Seven’s family and how they were handled.
“We are all devastated by this,” she told the outlet.
“We need to talk about this bullying,” Charles said. “Talk about this pain. I want people to do that with their children.”" data-reactid="34" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">“We need to talk about this bullying,” Charles said. “Talk about this pain. I want people to do that with their children.”
did not immediately respond to Yahoo Lifestyle’s requests for comment." data-reactid="36" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Tami Charles did not immediately respond to Yahoo Lifestyle’s requests for comment.
A mother is mourning the suicide of her 10-year-old child, after she had repeatedly informed to his school that he was being bullied. (Photo: GoFundMe)
A Kentucky family is in mourning after a 10-year-old boy took his own life on Saturday.
Seven was known to dress up as his favorite superheroes, and was a “gift for 10 years,” his father said.
was tormented by bullies at Kerrick Elementary School in Louisville, where he was a fifth-grade student. She told WDRB that he was the victim of choking on the school bus, and was called the N-word. For five months, Charles had been documenting the abuse on her Facebook page, as well as reporting it to the school.
“Seven knew the Lord,” Bridges said. “He knew right from wrong. We instilled that in him at a young age. He went to church.” " data-reactid="26" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">“Seven knew the Lord,” Bridges said. “He knew right from wrong. We instilled that in him at a young age. He went to church.”
“He couldn’t fight back,” Charles said of her son’s character. “He didn’t have that in him. All he did was pray for the boy.”
Charles told the outlet that she and her husband had signed Seven up for another school. “We would talk to him about having new friends and a new start. He just had to get to the end of the year.”
Seven was the youngest student at Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) to die by suicide this school year, WDRB reported.
JCPS: You all failed my baby,” Charles said." data-reactid="31" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">“JCPS: You all failed my baby,” Charles said.
JCPS spokeswoman Renee Murphy told WDRB that the district will “launch a full investigation” into complaints made by Seven’s family and how they were handled.
“We are all devastated by this,” she told the outlet.
“We need to talk about this bullying,” Charles said. “Talk about this pain. I want people to do that with their children.”" data-reactid="34" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">“We need to talk about this bullying,” Charles said. “Talk about this pain. I want people to do that with their children.”
did not immediately respond to Yahoo Lifestyle’s requests for comment." data-reactid="36" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Tami Charles did not immediately respond to Yahoo Lifestyle’s requests for comment.
