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Click to enlarge- A Baltimore girl threatened to jump from a classroom window because of constant bullying. Her former school is accused of ignoring the problem.CBS
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Derek Valcourt reports on the accusations and how some parents are defending administrators.
In Massachusetts, a teenage girl killed herself after repeated bullying by fellow students. Daqwan Jamison's teeth were broken in half by a Baltimore bully and now 8-year-old Shaniya Boyd's mother says bullying pushed her daughter to the extreme.
"My child said she wanted to jump out the window," said Geneva Biggus.
Shaniya, who has cerebral palsy, says she's been bullied since she was six. At Gilmor Elementary School recently, Shaniya was beaten by three other students. She's since been transferred to another school, but her mother says administrators at Gilmor aren't dealing with the problem.
"You have to fix it. You can't just keep pacifying it and that's what angers me and that's what makes me mad," Biggus said.
Other students at Gilmor have come forward saying they've been bullied. In fact, this school year, 17 students there have been suspended for harassing other classmates. Three of them were suspended this week for Shaniya's abuse.
Now school administrators say they're launching a full investigation into those complaints.
"Any time that you have even one student that is doing something that distracts themselves or other students is cause for concern and that is something that we want to address," said Jonathan Brice, Office of Student Support.
Outside Gilmor Wednesday, many parents came to the school's defense.
"They are really taking consequences against these children and it's being handled the right way," said Takia Santana.
School officials say Gilmor's principal will be speaking to each grade to teach an important lesson about bullying.
If you want to report bullying to the school system's tipline, that number is 410-396-SAFE.
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