Child bully

A nine-year-old boy has killed himself
after enduring four days of homophobic bullying at school in Denver.


He revealed to her over the summer that he was gay.

He wanted to go to school and tell his classmates because he was "proud" to be gay.

Crisis counsellors have been made available to students at his elementary school.

The school system sent letters to families about the additional counselling services for students.

His death "is an unexpected loss for our school community"

and offers parents signs of stress to watch for in their children.

"Our goal is to partner with you in sharing this news with your child in the most appropriate way possible.

so please feel free to reach out about how you want to handle this."

Teachers  "are creating a space for students to share how they are feeling and to process their emotions".

Fourth and fifth grade teachers will also be calling families individually to check on students.

"Our priority right now is :
to look at all the concerns raised in this case,
to keep all our students safe and
 to do a fair and thorough review of the facts surrounding this tragic loss,"

Police are investigating the boy's death as a suicide.

Jamel's body was found at home.

He has begun attending fourth grade at  Elementary School on Monday.

"My son told my oldest daughter the kids at school told him to kill himself.


"I'm just sad he didn't come to me.

I'm so upset that he thought that was his option."

When he had told her he was gay, he looked "so scared",

but she reassured him she still loved him.

She hopes her son's death can raise awareness of the effects of bullying.

root:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45323933