"You Smell"…10-Year-Old American Girl Bullied by Classmates Ultimately Takes Extreme Action

Despite Multiple Complaints from Affected Parents, School Authorities Ignored Them

A 10-year-old Black girl with autism in Utah, USA, reportedly took her own life after being bullied by her classmates. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. Photo by Pixabay.

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] A 10-year-old Black girl in the United States reportedly took her own life after suffering bullying from her classmates.

According to foreign media including CNN on the 13th (local time), Isabella Tisshner (10), an elementary school student living in Utah, took her own life on the 6th.

According to the family's attorney, Tisshner, who had autism, was regularly bullied by her classmates, and although her family raised complaints with the school, they were repeatedly ignored.

The parents only became aware that Tisshner was being bullied in September. When they found out that she was bringing fabric deodorizer to school and asked why, Tisshner said, "My friends teased me saying I smelled bad."

Tisshner was instructed by a teacher to sit alone at the back of the classroom, and her friends repeatedly bullied her using racially derogatory terms against Black people.

Tisshner's parents visited the school several times, requesting the homeroom teacher to file complaints, but the school took no significant action.

Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) held a memorial event during a game on the 11th to mourn Tisshner's death.

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