Jocelynn
Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, an 11-year-old sixth grader reportedly took her life after experiencing months of relentless bullying from her sixth grade classmates over her family’s immigration status, with some students even threatening to contact the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Her death, in Texas, United States, has sparked outrage on social media, especially on Elon Musk’s X with some Americans blaming Republicans for breeding a hateful and toxic American system.
On February 3, Carranza’s single mother, Marbella Carranza, received a call notifying her that her daughter had attempted to take her life inside the family’s home in Gainesville, Texas. Her 11-year-old daughter was rushed to an intensive care unit in Dallas but died on February 8, according to a GoFundMe page.
The Gainesville Intermediate School was aware Carranza was being bullied and mocked by students who told the young girl she would be left alone when her parents got deported. It had gotten so aggressive, Carranza was meeting with a school counselor multiple times a week.
Her family, however, was never notified, reports claim.
Marbella, who discovered her daughter was being bullied only after she died, is currently working with investigators and the school to determine exactly what happened and why the young girl’s family wasn’t made aware of what was happening.
