School boy commits suicide after school bullies aren't stopped

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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News, True Crime

4.2 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Young Aaron Fuller, only in sixth grade, takes his own life after school bullies tell him to commit suicide. Aaron's dad, Steve, and step-mom, Tami, join Nancy to talk about their teen son, and what he went through at his school, which was supposed to a a safe space. They offer advice for parents whose children may also be facing bullies. Nancy's expert panel also weighs in: Dr. Bethany Marshall: Psychoanalyst and family therapist Kathleen Murphy: Family Attorney Nancy Willard: Attorney and author of “Be Positively Powerful: An Empowerment Plan for Teens Who Are Bullied or Harassed” John Lemley: Crimeonline.com Reporter

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0:00.0	The Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
0:12.0	They would come right over to his lunch table and
0:16.0	and mess with him and telling that he was worthless and
0:20.0	that he should kill himself and everything else
0:24.0	and nobody saw it.
0:28.0	I don't get it.
0:31.0	We asked students and we asked the teachers and stuff.
0:36.0	Well, did you ever hear Aaron yelling back at these kids
0:40.0	or trying to defend himself?
0:44.0	And everybody told us no.
0:49.0	Aaron would just sit there quietly and he would get
0:53.0	upset and then he would storm out of the lunch room.
0:57.0	Every night when I go to go upstairs, his room is right across from
1:01.0	ours. I walk upstairs and I look in there.
1:05.0	I still can't believe it and I say goodnight to me.
1:09.0	And I tell him that I love him.
1:11.0	I don't get it either. I do not get it.
1:15.0	Why this little boy and Ohio's sixth grader
1:20.0	was bullied and bullied and bullied.
1:24.0	People making fun of his clothes, people making fun of him
1:28.0	about every single thing.
1:30.0	I've read so much about Aaron Fuller how finally at the end
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