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Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
11-year-old Texas girl was bullied to suicide over family's immigration status, mom says
An 11-year-old Texas girl died by suicide after her family says she was bullied at school over the family's immigration status, Dallas' Univision station KUVN reported. The girl, identified in an online obituary as Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, was a sixth-grader at Gainesville Intermediate School. Prior to her death, Jocelynn had been bullied by classmates who threatened to call ICE over the family's immigration status, her mother, Marbella Carranza, told Univision. 'Because her parents were Hispanic, they were going to call immigration to take her parents and she would be alone,' Carranza said. Jocelynn died at a Dallas hospital on Feb. 8, five days after her mother found her unresponsive at home, according to the obituary. The girl had been going to counseling to report the bullying once or twice a week prior to her death, but her mother said school officials did not inform her of this until police told her, CNN reported. Gainesville Independent School District police are investigating the allegations of bullying, according to CNN. In a statement to CNN, the district said, 'Whenever we receive a report of bullying, we respond swiftly to ensure all students are safe physically and emotionally. While we cannot release any information about specific students or incidents, our schools have several policies in place to combat bullying and resolve conflicts.' 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom: → Tarrant County urges schools to prioritize reading → Woman chased & rammed SUV, killed boyfriend: warrant → Fort Worth ISD board names Molinar finalist for superintendent [Get our breaking news alerts.] As of Wednesday night, comments on the district's Facebook page have been limited to only those who have followed the page for more than 24 hours. Jocelynn loved to dance and sing, played the French horn, and enjoyed swimming and getting her nails done with her grandma, according to her obituary. Her funeral was held Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Gainesville. If you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis or suicidal thoughts, there is help available. Call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
11-Year-Old Girl Dies by Suicide After Bullies Threaten to Call ICE on Family
An 11-year-old girl in Texas died by suicide after allegedly being bullied by her classmates over her family's immigration status—who reportedly went so far as to threaten to call the authorities on her parents. Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, who played the French Horn, loved to swim, and enjoyed Friday movie nights with her family, died in hospital at the Medical City of Dallas on Feb. 8 according to an online obituary. Her mother, Marbella Carranza, found her unresponsive in their home in Gainesville, Texas five days prior. 'All week I've been waiting for a miracle; waiting for my daughter to get better,' Marbella told CNN affiliate KUVN. 'But unfortunately there was nothing that could be done.' Jocelynn's funeral was held Wednesday morning. A student of Gainesville Intermediate School, Jocelynn was allegedly bullied by her classmates who said 'they were going to call immigration so they could take her parents away and she would be left alone,' according to her mother. She did not comment on the family's immigration status during her interview with KUVN. 'It appears the school was aware of it all, but they never, they never told me what was happening with my daughter,' Marbella continued, noting that she learned Jocelynn was attending counseling sessions at the school after investigators informed her. 'It appears she would go once or twice a week to counseling to report what was happening.' '[I want] justice because it's not fair,' she added. 'The school was negligent for not keeping me informed of what was going on with my daughter.' Gainesville Intermediate School did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast's request for comment. The Gainesville Independent School District Police is currently investigating the bullying allegations, according to CNN. The area's Independent School District also told the outlet in a statement: 'Whenever we receive a report of bullying, we respond swiftly to ensure all students are safe physically and emotionally. While we cannot release any information about specific students or incidents, our schools have several policies in place to combat bullying and resolve conflicts.' Since assuming office, President Donald Trump has proudly launched one of the heftiest migrant crackdowns in recent years. Citing detention data from the ICE, NBC News reports that the already large number of people detained by the agency jumped from 39,238 in early February to 41,149 by mid-February. The president has also touted deporting the 'worst criminal aliens' to a detention center in Guantanamo Bay.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Yahoo
An 11-year-old girl in Texas died by suicide after she was bullied about her family's immigration status, her mother says
A young girl's death by suicide is being investigated by school police after her mother says she was bullied by other students who hurled insults at her, claiming her family was in the US illegally. Eleven-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza died on February 8, according to an online obituary. Her funeral is today. Jocelynn was bullied and taunted at school over her family's immigration status, her mother Marbella Carranza told CNN affiliate KUVN. 'They were going to call immigration so they could take her parents away and she would be left alone,' Carranza said. She did not address the immigration status of the family in her interview with KUVN. Jocelynn attended Gainesville Intermediate School, according to KUVN. Carranza claims her daughter's school was aware of the alleged bullying but did not tell her, and she only learned her daughter had been receiving counseling at school when investigators told her, Carranza told KUVN. CNN has reached out to the school for comment. 'It appears the school was aware of it all, but they never, they never told me what was happening with my daughter,' Carranza said. 'It appears she would go once or twice a week to counseling to report what was happening,' she told KUVN. '(I want) Justice because it's not fair - the school was negligent for not keeping me informed of what was going on with my daughter,' she added. An investigation is underway, Gainesville police said in a statement referring calls to the Gainesville Independent School District Police, which is investigating the bullying allegations. The Gainesville Independent School District did not acknowledge whether it was aware of reports of bullying against Jocelynn. 'Whenever we receive a report of bullying, we respond swiftly to ensure all students are safe physically and emotionally. While we cannot release any information about specific students or incidents, our schools have several policies in place to combat bullying and resolve conflicts,' the district told CNN in a statement. Another school in the district called the incident a 'serious accident' in an email to parents that did not address the bullying allegations. Carranza described the day she found her daughter, on February 3, to KUVN. 'When I got home, they were still working on her, trying to revive her, she had been without life for a long time,' she said. Carranza said Jocelynn told her every day that she loved her. 'I remember her fondly because she was a very happy girl, she was a joyful girl,' she said. Jocelynn is remembered as 'a wonderful daughter, sister, niece and friend to everyone,' in the online obituary. She played the French horn, made TikTok videos, swam, did cartwheels and spent Friday nights watching movies with her family, according to the obituary. 'She loved when her grandma took her to get her nails done,' the obituary reads. This is a developing story.
CNN
19-02-2025
- CNN
An 11-year-old girl in Texas died by suicide after she was bullied about her family's immigration status, her mother says
A young girl's death by suicide is being investigated by school police after her mother says she was bullied by other students who hurled insults at her, claiming her family was in the US illegally. Eleven-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza died on February 8, according to an online obituary. Her funeral is today. Jocelynn was bullied and taunted at school over her family's immigration status, her mother Marbella Carranza told CNN affiliate KUVN. 'They were going to call immigration so they could take her parents away and she would be left alone,' Carranza said. She did not address the immigration status of the family in her interview with KUVN. Jocelynn attended Gainesville Intermediate School, according to KUVN. Carranza claims her daughter's school was aware of the alleged bullying but did not tell her, and she only learned her daughter had been receiving counseling at school when investigators told her, Carranza told KUVN. CNN has reached out to the school for comment. 'It appears the school was aware of it all, but they never, they never told me what was happening with my daughter,' Carranza said. 'It appears she would go once or twice a week to counseling to report what was happening,' she told KUVN. '(I want) Justice because it's not fair - the school was negligent for not keeping me informed of what was going on with my daughter,' she added. An investigation is underway, Gainesville police said in a statement referring calls to the Gainesville Independent School District Police, which is investigating the bullying allegations. The Gainesville Independent School District did not acknowledge whether it was aware of reports of bullying against Jocelynn. 'Whenever we receive a report of bullying, we respond swiftly to ensure all students are safe physically and emotionally. While we cannot release any information about specific students or incidents, our schools have several policies in place to combat bullying and resolve conflicts,' the district told CNN in a statement. Another school in the district called the incident a 'serious accident' in an email to parents that did not address the bullying allegations. Carranza described the day she found her daughter, on February 3, to KUVN. 'When I got home, they were still working on her, trying to revive her, she had been without life for a long time,' she said. Carranza said Jocelynn told her every day that she loved her. 'I remember her fondly because she was a very happy girl, she was a joyful girl,' she said. Jocelynn is remembered as 'a wonderful daughter, sister, niece and friend to everyone,' in the online obituary. She played the French horn, made TikTok videos, swam, did cartwheels and spent Friday nights watching movies with her family, according to the obituary. 'She loved when her grandma took her to get her nails done,' the obituary reads. This is a developing story.
