Teen’s suicide after repeated bullying sparks debate

South Hadley, Mass., school leaders come under fire for their response to the ongoing abuse

By Nora Carr, APR, Fellow PRSA

A teen’s suicide in bucolic Western Massachusetts has resulted in several of her former classmates being charged with crimes ranging from disturbing a school assembly to civil-rights violations, harassment, and statutory rape. And now the school system finds itself at the center of a heated controversy over its response to the ongoing abuse. Read more with registration.

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