A 12-year-old girl in Las Vegas died by suicide after she was constantly bullied at school, American media reported on Friday (May 17). The victim was identified as Flora Martinez, and she was a student of the Duane D.

A 12-year-old girl in Las Vegas died by suicide after she was constantly bullied at school, American media reported on Friday (May 17). The victim was identified as Flora Martinez, and she was a student of the Duane D. Keller Middle School. Martinez died by suicide on May 7, and her funeral was held on Thursday, a report by 8NewsNow said. Martinez's parents described their daughter as someone full of life, empathetic, and an artist who loved ice cream and seafood. “I feel like the school had a duty to keep her safe, while she was in their care and they just failed miserably,” her mother Alice told 8NewsNow. Bullying began in 2023 As per the report, Martinez's parents noticed a change in her behaviour after she began studying in grade six at the Keller Middle School in August last year. The parents said that their child was tormented by bullies, and the school failed to protect her. Problems for Martinez started right away at the beginning of the academic year, her mother said. According to Alice, her daughter was having run-ins with some classmates. The girl reported the problems to the school's assistant principal and her parents also became involved in the matter. Alice said that she submitted paperwork for a transfer of her daughter out of Keller. However, the Clark County School District (CCSD) denied the request in October 2023. Also read | US boy, 10, dies by suicide after 'horrific bullying' at school, parents blame school authorities “At that point, I already had her out of school for two weeks because of all the incidents. Just that short amount of time into the school year,” Alice said, adding, that once the 12-year-old was back in school, the bullying intensified. “This wasn’t just one incident that happened, and you know, she decided to take her life. This was months and months and months of bullying that built up, and finally, she just couldn’t take it no more,” the victim's father Joshua said. Indiana boy dies by suicide The incident came just two days after a 10-year-old boy in Indiana died by suicide after he was bullied. Sammy Teusch was relentlessly bullied by his schoolmates until he decided to end his life on May 5, his parents Sam and Nichole said. "I held him in my arms. I did the thing no father should ever have to do, and any time I close my eyes, it’s all I can see," Sam was quoted as saying by the New York Post. (With inputs from agencies)

US girl aged 12 dies by suicide after being bullied at school

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US girl aged 12 dies by suicide after being bullied at school