Mother says bullying forced son out of DeKalb school

The Brief

  • A metro Atlanta mother says severe bullying at McNair Middle School forced her to withdraw her 12-year-old son from the school.
  • Tanisha Pitts says she learned about the extent of the bullying after another parent sent her videos showing incidents inside a classroom.
  • The DeKalb County School District says it takes bullying seriously and has launched an investigation into the incidents.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. A metro Atlanta mother is sharing her frustration after she says severe bullying forced her to pull her 12-year-old son out of his DeKalb County School District school.

Tanisha Pitts says her son, Devonear Pitts, struggled for months because of bullying at McNair Middle School. She recently made the decision to remove him from the school after a video of one incident went viral.

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