Inside a home in a small Largo neighborhood, the Davis family has been fighting a big battle.
“It started when she was in kindergarten,” said Anthony Davis.
“She would either have like a bloody knee or, she’d get hit in the face or whatever. So it would get a little alarming,” he added.
Anthony and his wife, Christina, told ABC Action News that their daughter, Emily-Brooke, was bullied.
“It was heartbreaking to see her coming home everyday you know, beat up, torn up, rips in her clothes, and just not wanting to go to school anymore,” said Christina.
They said it started when Emily-Brooke was in kindergarten until second grade.
“It was really hard. It was actually very difficult to make friends too,” said Emily-Brooke.
Ultimately, her parents said it got so bad that they had to unenroll her from her school.
“By God’s grace, my sister was able to find a K-12 online which led us to Digital Academy of Florida. Which ultimately has changed Emily-Brooke’s life,” said Anthony.
Emotions still run high for the Davis family when talking about Emily-Brooke’s bullying. But now as a fourth grader, she tells us things have improved since starting virtual school.