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The Latin Times
Jocelynn Rojo Carranza took her life after experiencing months of relentless bullying from her sixth grade classmates over her family's immigration status, with some students even threatening to contact the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
On February 3, Carranza's single mother, Marbella Carranza, received a call notifying her that her daughter had attempted to take her life inside the family's home in Gainesville, Texas. Her 11-year-old daughter was rushed to an intensive care unit in Dallas but died on February 8, according to a GoFundMe page.
"I waited a whole week for a miracle that my daughter would be well, but unfortunately nothing could be done," Marbella told Univision. "My daughter will always live for me, and I will always love her."
The Gainesville Intermediate School was aware Carranza was being bullied and mocked by students who told the young girl she would be left alone when her parents got deported. It had gotten so aggressive, Carranza was meeting with a school counselor multiple times a week. Her family, however, was never notified.
https://www.latintimes.com/11-year-old-texas-girl-bullied-over-familys-immigration-status-takes-her-own-life-575984
GreenWave
(12,874 posts)Wicked Blue
(9,062 posts)They did nothing to protect the girl or stop the bullying.
I hope the mother sues the daylights out of them.
ElementaryPenguin
(7,911 posts)Poor child
walkingman
(11,216 posts)LoisB
(13,654 posts)a counselor, maybe the school should have had the bullies in counseling. In addition, how would the dang kids know what her family's immigration status is?
I am trying to not hate but I fear I am losing that fight.
electric_blue68
(27,569 posts)Damn bullies!
Damn drumpfh!
StarryNite
(12,178 posts)MagickMuffin
(18,376 posts)Did they instruct Jocelynn Rojo Carranza to not talk to her family about the bullying?
Jocelynn must not have informed her parents which seems odd but perhaps Jocelynn was afraid for them.
Our country has taken a step back to the dark ages.