Family of New Jersey girl, 14, bullied to suicide alleges school failed to act
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The family of Jocelyn Walters, a 14-year-old New Jersey girl who died by suicide, is suing the school district and school board after they "did nothing" to stop bullying against her.
"'I’m honestly going to try and keep instigating her…'" "[T]he District did not find any evidence that Jocelyn was the target of the investigated act of harassment, intimidation, or bullying." "I felt that that medication was a very, very big component." "I'm fighting for my daughter, but through this, I just see so many failures." Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
Now, Jocelyn's parents, Fred and Solangie "Soly" Walters, are suing the Middletown Township School District, the school board and other defendants — including Jocelyn's teachers and nurses at a local mental health clinic — for allegedly failing to take appropriate action to prevent the 14-year-old from taking her own life.
The lawsuit also lists 10 John and Jane Does "who harassed, intimidated, bullied and/or otherwise abused Jocelyn" as defendants.