{"id":29280,"date":"2025-05-01T21:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T21:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=29280"},"modified":"2025-05-01T21:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T21:33:13","slug":"5th-grader-dies-by-suicide-after-being-bullied-by-teacher-lawsuit-says","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=29280","title":{"rendered":"5th grader dies by suicide after being bullied by teacher, lawsuit says"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"media-item | figure media-item-image article-image w-100\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption mt-1 px-1\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A 10-year-old boy in Florida died by suicide after his parents say he was bullied by his teacher, according to a lawsuit.<\/span><span class=\"caption-credit\">(Source: Family of Louis Johnson)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to the lawsuit, White called Johnson \u201cstupid\u201d and said that he \u201cdidn\u2019t know anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI don\u2019t know why you\u2019re talking because you don\u2019t even know anything. You don\u2019t know nothing in this class. Isn\u2019t that right kids?\u201d White allegedly told Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The report concluded that White chronically inflicted psychological distress on several students by \u201cverbally insulting, humiliating, and embarrassing students,\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Johnson\u2019s parents say they reported White\u2019s actions to the school board and the school itself, but they did nothing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The parents claim that as a result of the school board\u2019s negligence, White caused Johnson to suffer depression and anxiety, which led to the death of the 10-year-old boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Shortly after Johnson\u2019s death, his parents went to the school and passed out \u201cSuicide Prevention\u201d flyers, which detail the allegations against White.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcjb.com\/2023\/06\/29\/report-mcps-teacher-inflicted-psychological-distress-students\/\">investigative report<\/a>\u00a0from 2023 into White, more than two dozen student witnesses were interviewed about White\u2019s behavior in class, twelve were in the classroom with Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The students claimed that White would get mad when a student got an answer wrong. They said White was scary and would sometimes make students cry. They also said she would comment about students\u2019 grades in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The school board didn\u2019t renew White\u2019s contract following the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The lawsuit names the teacher as Donna White, but school district records and other sources list her name as Dawn White.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">If you or a loved one is struggling with mental health, please text or call \u2019988\u2019 to connect with a skilled, caring counselor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\"><i>Copyright 2025 WCJB via Gray Local Media, Inc. 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