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Parent tells Coffee County school board bullying left her son suicidal; board pledges follow-up
Summary
A parent told the Coffee County Board of Education that ongoing bullying at a county middle school left her son saying he wanted to kill himself. Board members said they will investigate and stressed enforcement of district anti-bullying policy.
A parent urged the Coffee County Board of Education to take immediate action after she said repeated bullying left her son suicidal and unwilling to return to school. The mother, identified in the meeting as Ms. Washington, said school staff eventually moved her son to a different classroom but did not remove the students she said were bullying him.
The issue surfaced during the board’s public comment period. “He begged me to allow him to kill himself, basically,” Ms. Washington said, describing her son as a straight-A student who is active in band and church. She asked the board to enforce the district’s existing…
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