The parents of a teen who committed suicide say that relentless bullying at school over false allegations about his vaccination status led him to kill himself.
In January, 15-year-old Nate Bronstein took his own life after months of bullying both online and at the prestigious Chicago private school he attended.
His parents have since filed a lawsuit against the school, alleging that administrators could have done more to prevent the tragedy.
In the lawsuit filed Monday, the Bronsteins allege that upon transferring to Latin School of Chicago in 2021, Nate was "subjected to persistent and increasingly cruel forms of bullying, cyberbullying, hate speech and other harassment that caused him severe anxiety and depression."
They allege that Nate's suicide "followed the willful failure by teachers and officials at Latin to take any action to remedy the horrific treatment that [Nate] had endured prior to his death despite being aware and /or having every reason to be aware of what he was enduring."
Much of the bullying was spurred on by rumors that Nate was unvaccinated, when he had, in fact, gotten the shot.
The Bronsteins knew that their son was being bullied, but did not find out the true extent of the attacks until it was too late. In the lawsuit it is stated that Mrs. Bronstein contacted the school over thirty times in October and November 2021 alone, but was met by an administration that dismissed her complaints.
Nate at one point asked for a meeting with the dean of...
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