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Wicked Blue

(9,062 posts)
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 12:24 PM Feb 2025

11-Year-Old Texas Girl Bullied Over Family's Immigration Status Takes Her Own Life

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

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11-Year-Old Texas Girl Bullied Over Family's Immigration Status Takes Her Own Life (Original Post) Wicked Blue Feb 2025 OP
How horrible. God damn those bullies. GreenWave Feb 2025 #1
AND the school Wicked Blue Feb 2025 #4
What a despicable country we're living in now!! We're the bad guy Nazis this time!!! ElementaryPenguin Feb 2025 #2
This is a direct result of the anti-immigrant message that is so pervasive in this country. We should be ashamed. walkingman Feb 2025 #3
The school should have stopped this shyte immediately. Instead of having her meet with LoisB Feb 2025 #5
Horrific! And What the Hell with the School -Not- telling her parents! electric_blue68 Feb 2025 #6
. StarryNite Feb 2025 #7
Did the school counselors tell her to keep quiet? MagickMuffin Feb 2025 #8

Wicked Blue

(9,062 posts)
4. AND the school
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 12:48 PM
Feb 2025

They did nothing to protect the girl or stop the bullying.

I hope the mother sues the daylights out of them.

walkingman

(11,216 posts)
3. This is a direct result of the anti-immigrant message that is so pervasive in this country. We should be ashamed.
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 12:47 PM
Feb 2025

LoisB

(13,654 posts)
5. The school should have stopped this shyte immediately. Instead of having her meet with
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 01:39 PM
Feb 2025

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)
6. Horrific! And What the Hell with the School -Not- telling her parents!
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 07:46 PM
Feb 2025

Damn bullies!

Damn drumpfh!

MagickMuffin

(18,376 posts)
8. Did the school counselors tell her to keep quiet?
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 07:54 PM
Feb 2025


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.

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