11-Year-Old Texas Girl Bullied Over Family's Immigration Status Takes Her Own Life
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A sixth grade girl took her life after classmates bullied her over her family's immigration status and threatened to contact ICE to deport her parents.

Summary

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, an 11-year-old girl from Gainesville, Texas, died by suicide after enduring months of bullying over her family’s immigration status.

Classmates allegedly mocked her and threatened to report her family to ICE. The school was aware of the bullying but failed to notify Carranza’s family.

Her mother, Marbella Carranza, only learned of the harassment after her daughter’s death and is now working with investigators and the school to understand what happened and why she was not notified.

  • @null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    0•24 days ago

    if the question is about whether or not they know about what death is, then yes they know

    It’s not that simple though is it.

    An 11 year old can probably explain what death means, but not really understand the permanence or significance of the event especially in the context of the transience of bullying.

    • @pyre@lemmy.world
      2•24 days ago

      I don’t think you’ve met an 11 year old or maybe even been one. they understand it as much as anyone in that situation would. point being no one in that situation fully does. that’s not the state of mind that typically leads to suicide.