A nine-year-old boy has killed himself after enduring four days of homophobic bullying at school in Denver, Colorado, his mother says.
Leia Pierce told KDVR-TV that her son, Jamel Myles, revealed to her over the summer that he was gay. She said Jamel wanted to go to school and tell his classmates because he was "proud" to be gay.
Denver Public Schools (DPS) say crisis counsellors have been made available to students at Jamel's elementary school.
The school system sent letters to families on Friday about the additional counselling services for students, according to local media.
"It's always tough when a little one takes his life," DPS spokesman Will Jones said, reports the Denver Post. "We have our crisis team there."
DPS did not immediately respond to a request for comment by the BBC.
Denver police are investigating the boy's death as a suicide, according to local media. Jamel's body was found at home on Thursday, Ms Pierce told local media.
US school sued over bullied girl's suicide He had begun attending fourth grade at the Joe Shoemaker Elementary School on Monday, she said.
"My son told my oldest daughter the kids at school told him to kill himself," Ms Pierce said. "I'm just sad he didn't come to me. I'm so upset that he thought that was his option."
She said that when he had told her he was gay, he looked "so scared", but she reassured him she still loved him. Ms Pierce said she hopes her son's death can raise awareness of the effects of bullying.
責任はメディアで煽ってるLGBT団体にある 0064名無しさん@1周年2018/08/28(火) 08:51:16.94ID:t6det1K30 なよなよしているだけじゃいじめされないと思うけどな まぁ、いじめの内容だな 0065名無しさん@1周年2018/08/28(火) 08:51:31.93ID:+wmYzPYW0 9歳なんて、ませた奴でもエロい事考えて自分はおかしいのかって悩む時期じゃんね。9歳で自分はゲイだと確信して誇りを持ってカミングアウトなんて、ありえんのかね? 0066名無しさん@1周年2018/08/28(火) 08:52:14.26ID:+yqdRYHE0 人権は認めるが友達にはなれない 0067名無しさん@1周年2018/08/28(火) 08:52:24.97ID:bpDuGrgQ0 デンバーといえばジョンベネ 0068名無しさん@1周年2018/08/28(火) 08:52:28.11ID:ayDEE4dD0 誇りがあったのに死ぬとか誇りなかったやん 0069名無しさん@1周年2018/08/28(火) 08:52:33.08ID:KKNPSOsI0>>14 お前、神取忍そっくりなくせにどんだけ自意識過剰なんだよ 0070名無しさん@1周年2018/08/28(火) 08:52:58.68ID:Vk7mTXLV0 >killed himself after enduring four days of homophobic bullying at school