“Gabriel did not deserve this. No one deserves this, and it needs to be stopped,” Gabriel Palacios’ mother said
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- Gabriel Palacios, 13, a Coronado Middle School Student, died by suicide in April after alleged bullying he faced at school and online
- His family announced that they have filed a legal claim against the Coronado Unified School District on Sept. 18, alleging that school officials did not do enough to help the young teen
- The Coronado Unified School District said they were “aware” of the claim but would “not comment on ongoing or pending litigation”
The family of a 13-year-old boy who died by suicide five months ago is filing a legal claim against a California school district, alleging that officials did not do enough to stop the alleged bullying he experienced.
“I watched my son die,” Orsolya Palacios, the mother of Gabriel Palacios, said at a news conference announcing the complaint against the Coronado Unified School District on Thursday, Sept. 18, NBC affiliate KSND reported. “Gabriel did not deserve this. No one deserves this, and it needs to be stopped.”
Gabriel, a 7th grade student at Coronado Middle School, was neurodivergent and had Tourette’s syndrome and ADHD, ABC affiliate KGTV and CBS affiliate KFMB reported. His condition, according to his family, made him a target for bullying at school and online…