A beautiful 10-year-old black girl named Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor died by suicide last Saturday after being bullied by her classmates. According to her family, Izzy’s death could have been avoided if her school hadn’t ignored their complaints, the family’s attorney told MTO News.
“Izzy is a happy kid. She’s a happy, well-educated little girl… All she wants is to be connected with family and friends,” attorney Tyler Ayres told MTO News. just before the ether family’s private funeral on Saturday morning. .
The tragedy comes just weeks after the Justice Department publicly detailed a disturbing pattern where black and Asian American students at the Davis School District in Farmington, Utah, experienced years of racial harassment, and officials deliberately ignored complaints from parents and students. The DOJ detailed this pattern in a report and settlement released in October. The agency has been investigating the district since July 2019.
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Izzy’s mother and stepfather, Brittany Clark Tichenor Cox and Charles Cox, said they learned their daughter was bullied around September.
“They spotted her bringing a bottle of Febreze to school, and when they asked her why, they said because the kids said she stinks,” Ayres told CNN. her teacher instructed her to sit far away from other students in the back of the classroom.
Lawyers for Izzy’s family said the children allegedly used the n-word and repeatedly teased Izzy.
According to Ayres, Brittany and Charles reached out to Izzy’s teacher to complain, but “when they realized they weren’t making any progress… they went to the principal. The principal referred them to the vice principal and to the principal. vice-principals they feel very unheard and just looked down upon.”
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