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Lawsuit claims school did nothing to stop bullying that led to suicide

The parents of a Bronx ninth-grader who took her own life in February are filing a lawsuit that claims the school didn’t do enough to help their bullied daughter.

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Lawsuit claims school did nothing to stop bullying that led to suicide

The parents of a Bronx ninth-grader who took her own life in February are filing a lawsuit that claims the school didn’t do enough to help their bullied daughter.

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