2 News has been following the case of an Owasso High School student’s death after a fight at school.
Medical experts haven’t ruled on that student’s cause of death, and investigators haven’t tied the fight to bullying, but it’s prompted a lot of conversation about bullying.
Oklahoma is ranked ninth in the country for bullying, according to Wallethub.
As a former student in Oklahoma, Alexandria Davidson knows firsthand. She says she was bullied in high school.
“I’ve had problems with bullying myself just because I’m different,” Davidson said.
According to Faith Crittenden of Family Children Services, it’s not tattling; it’s telling when someone’s getting bullied. She says finding a trusted adult is what students should do if they’re going through it.
“They’re likely not the only person experiencing the bullying. We would want to take care of them as the victim of that, but we would also want to wrap around the bully to understand what is motivating that behavior,” Crittenden said.