Sammy Teusch, a fourth-grader at a middle school in the Midwestern state, was bullied right up until the night he died by suicide on May 5.
NEW: Over 100 bikers turn out to show their support for 10-year-old Sammy Teusch who took his own life after being bullied for years for his teeth and glasses.Rest in peace, Sammy.
It keeps getting worse, and worse, and worse,’” the dad claimed.
Despite claims of relentless bullying, the school district’s superintendent denied any such reports had ever been submitted.
”That they can’t just say they have zero tolerance because that doesn’t mean there is zero tolerance about bullies, their zero tolerance means that they don’t have responsibility for it,” Cynthia Teusch told a local state outlet.
More than 100 bikers in the United States gathered to honour the memory of a 10-year-old boy from the state of Indiana who took his own life after relentless bullying in his school over his teeth and glasses.
Sammy Teusch, a fourth-grader at a middle school in the Midwestern state, was bullied right up until the night he died by suicide on May 5. He killed himself after being bullied relentlessly at school, according to his family, who said they raised the alarm at least 20 times in the last year.
Mourners gathered at a local church on Tuesday, accompanied by a group of bikers, to bid farewell to Sammy, the New York Post reported. The bikers revved their motorcycles as Sammy’s uncles and older brothers carried his small casket out of the church and into a waiting hearse. After the service, the riders joined a solemn procession to a cemetery where Sammy was laid to rest.
NEW: Over 100 bikers turn out to show their support for 10-year-old Sammy Teusch who took his own life after being bullied for years for his teeth and glasses.Rest in peace, Sammy. Sammy’s motorcycle escort was hosted by Iron Sharpens Iron Motorcycle Ministry. His parents… pic.twitter.com/1Mw1CskbWq — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 16, 2024
Sammy’s parents said they complained to the school about the bullying that started last year when he was in elementary school. “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,” his dad said. “He was beat up on the school bus, and the kids broke his glasses and everything,” he said. “I called the school, and I’m like, ‘What are you doing about this? It keeps getting worse, and worse, and worse,’” the dad claimed.
Despite claims of relentless bullying, the school district’s superintendent denied any such reports had ever been submitted. Sammy’s family asserted that their fears had been made clear. “They knew this was going on. They knew this was going on,” the dad said. Sammy’s grandma was livid at the district claiming it has a zero-tolerance policy on bullying. ”That they can’t just say they have zero tolerance because that doesn’t mean there is zero tolerance about bullies, their zero tolerance means that they don’t have responsibility for it,” Cynthia Teusch told a local state outlet.
“People trust their kids to the school, but now that trust is breaking down.” The boy’s mom claimed her son took her life because of the constant bullying. According to the mom, the boy mentioned an unspecified incident in a bathroom last week which left him too afraid to go to school. “He was my little boy. He was my baby. He was the youngest one,” she was quoted as saying by The Post.
