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Parents Hold School District Accountable After 12-Year-Old's Suicide Due to Bullying

Flora Martinez's family claims repeated pleas to address severe bullying were ignored by school officials.

  • Flora Martinez, a sixth-grader in Las Vegas, took her life after enduring relentless bullying throughout the school year.
  • Her parents accuse the Clark County School District of failing to protect her despite multiple reports and requests for intervention.
  • A transfer request to move Flora to a different school was allegedly denied by the district in October 2023.
  • The bullying persisted, leading Flora's family to keep her home for two weeks due to the severity of the incidents.
  • Flora's death follows a similar tragedy involving a 10-year-old boy in Indiana, highlighting a broader issue of bullying-related suicides.
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