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Sadly, Sammy’s parents, Sam and Nichole Teusch, said he died by suicide on May 5.
According to the family, the 10-year-old fourth grader was being bullied up until the night he died.
Family members said the bullying started last year and what started as words, eventually turned physical.
Sammy’s parents said they contacted their son’s school 20 times regarding the bullying.
“They can’t just say they have zero tolerance because that doesn’t mean there is zero tolerance about bullies, their zero tolerance means that they don’t have responsibility for it. People trust their kids to the school, but now that trust is breaking down,” Sammy’s grandmother, Cynthia Teusch, said.
However, according to the superintendent of schools, Dr. Harold Olin, there was no bullying report ever submitted by the parents or the student.
He also said the school’s administrators and counselor had regular conversations with the family throughout the year, though he couldn’t share the content of those conversations.
Sammy’s family said the bullying progressed from school and the bus to places like Snapchat, even despite him having limited access to his phone.
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According to the family, the 10-year-old fourth grader was being bullied up until the night he died.
Family members said the bullying started last year and what started as words, eventually turned physical.
Sammy’s parents said they contacted their son’s school 20 times regarding the bullying.
“They can’t just say they have zero tolerance because that doesn’t mean there is zero tolerance about bullies, their zero tolerance means that they don’t have responsibility for it. People trust their kids to the school, but now that trust is breaking down,” Sammy’s grandmother, Cynthia Teusch, said.
However, according to the superintendent of schools, Dr. Harold Olin, there was no bullying report ever submitted by the parents or the student.
He also said the school’s administrators and counselor had regular conversations with the family throughout the year, though he couldn’t share the content of those conversations.
Sammy’s family said the bullying progressed from school and the bus to places like Snapchat, even despite him having limited access to his phone.
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10-year-old boy dies by suicide; parents say they called the school 20 times about bullying
Parents of a fourth grader say they lost their son due to relentless bullying at school.