A US 10-year-old boy killed himself on the night of May 5, after being bullied at school several days. His family has now claimed that they complained to the school at least 20 times last year.
Sammy’s father, Sam Teusch, spoke to WTHR, his voice heavy with sorrow, “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 and his wife, Nicole, claim they contacted the school approximately 20 times over the past year to report instances of bullying targeting Sammy. “They were making fun of him for his glasses in the beginning, then on to make fun of his teeth. It went on for a long time,” Sam said.
The school district’s superintendent, Dr. Harold Olin, denied any bullying reports had ever been submitted by either the parents or the boy,
He did acknowledge that the school’s administrators and counselor had regular conversations with the family throughout the year, without elaborating because of confidentiality rules.
