15-year-old boy commits suicide after cyberbullying for false rumor of being non-vaccinated

It’s heartbreaking what is happening in society right now.

A 15-year-old boy enrolled at a prestigious private school had a promising future — that is, until his parents say he became a victim of relentless cyberbullying by his classmates.

He was initially targeted by a false rumor that he was unvaccinated. He was bullied relentlessly until he took his own life in January.

The lawsuit filed on April 25, 2022 against the Latin School of Chicago alleges administrators at the private college prep school committed “willful failure” to stop the incessant bullying, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The Cook County filing named the school, several employees and parents of the alleged bullies as defendants. The late teen transferred to the school due to its in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic, the complaint states.

A student whose parents are named in the lawsuit then started spreading a rumor that the 10th-grader, Nate Bronstein, was unvaccinated, according to the lawsuit.

Nate actually had been vaccinated, the lawsuit claims, but he was still harassed on a regular basis due to his perceived status. The boy’s parents even reached out to the other student’s family about the constant badgering, the suit claims, but it did not help. 

A student whose parents are named in the lawsuit then started spreading a rumor that the 10th-grader, Nate Bronstein, was unvaccinated, according t


REFERENCES

571542471-Bronstein-Complaint-Filed-4-25-22 - DocumentCloud

Bronstein Complaint (Filed 4.25.22) | PDF | Cyberbullying | Sexual Harassment (scribd.com)

Nate-Bronstein-lawsuit.pdf (thecovidblog.com)

Chicago teen killed himself after bullying while elite school turned a ‘blind eye’, lawsuit claims | Fox News

A 15-year-old boy died by suicide after relentless cyberbullying, and his parents say the Latin School could have done more to stop it - CBS Chicago (cbsnews.com)

Nate Bronstein Death - Boy died by suicide after relentless cyberbullying – (death-obituary.com)

Parents of boy who killed himself sue Chicago school claiming they knew he was being cyberbullied | Daily Mail Online

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