Teen Bullying: Relentless Bullying Led To Ohio Teen's Death; School District Accountable For Her Death?

Years of bullying have led a 13-year-old girl from Ohio to end her life. Parents blamed the school district for not taking any action against the alleged bullying, one thing which might have saved the straight-A student's life.

Suit Against School District

Parents of Emilie Olsen filed a lawsuit against Fairfield City School District for having been negligent in thwarting the bullying that was happening against Emilie. In an 82-page federal lawsuit, Emilie's parents alleged that the school district should be made responsible for cutting the life of Emilie because they did not take the necessary steps to prevent the bullying that Emilie was going through.

Washington Post reported that those acts of bullying perpetrated against Emilie might have been prevented if school officials at Fairfield Intermediate and Middle School intervened and became more responsive. According to reports incidents of bullying against Emilie were witnessed by school teachers yet nothing was done to protect the poor child.

Verbal And Physical Bullying

Emilie suffered from both verbal and physical acts of bullying. Kids in her school were picked on her sexual orientation. They called her gay and would make awful posts about her on social media. At times posts telling her to kill herself were openly made. In bathroom stalls, the same messages were found.

One incident that left many questions in the minds and hearts of Emilie's parents was the time that Emilie was berated and slapped by another girl right under the nose of a teacher. Instead of taking action against the offender, all the teacher did was to let the students go back to their classrooms.

Death Is The Answer

Fed up with the way she was bullied online and in school, she fatally ended her life on December 11, 2014. She shot herself with a gun right at their home.

A more recent case happened in Mahhattan where a 17-year-old student killed herself by jumping onto the train tracks after being bullied by her classmates, Daily Mail reported. The girl was called stupid and ugly, and was often picked upon by classmates.

With more students killing themselves due to bullying, school districts need to look into the matter and make serious efforts to arrest the problem. This is one growing concern that school districts should not neglect.