In late January, rumors and speculation about potential deportations by immigration authorities spread among students at a predominantly Hispanic school. A parent and another student reported that there was chatter and taunting on campus, causing fear and distress among the students. The parent mentioned that her 11-year-old daughter, who is White, came home crying due to concerns for her Hispanic friends.
Tragically, an 11-year-old middle school student named Jocelynn Rojo Carranza took her own life, and investigators are looking into the possible connection between alleged bullying and her death. The mother of the deceased student revealed that her daughter had been bullied and was seeing a counselor at school, a fact she was unaware of until after Jocelynn's passing.
