“Gabby’s Legacy”: Durham Community Mourns Death of Latina Eighth Grader

This story originally published online in Spanish at Enlace Latino NC.

Nearly 70 people walked Sunday from Duke University toward a memorial for Gabriela “Gabby” Aparicio Ortega, an eighth-grader at Durham School for the Arts (DSA), who took her own life in late February after her family says she was bullied.

The walk ended in front of a tree outside the school, decorated with flowers and pink ribbons, along with photos of the 13-year-old Latina girl…

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