Jocelynn Rojo Carranza took her life after experiencing months of relentless bullying from her sixth grade classmates over her family's immigration status, with some students even threatening to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
On February 3, Carranza's single mother, Marbella Carranza, received a call notifying her that her daughter had attempted to take her life inside the family's home in Gainesville, Texas. Her 11-year-old daughter was rushed to an intensive care unit in Dallas but died on February 8, according to a GoFundMe page.
"I waited a whole week for a miracle that my daughter would be well, but unfortunately nothing could be done," Marbella told Univision. "My daughter will always live for me, and I will always love her."
Staff members at Gainesville Intermediate School were aware Carranza was being bullied, with some students even mocking her about being left alone when her parents got deported. Faculty also knew it had gotten aggressive that Carranza was meeting with a school counselor one to two times a week. The girl's family, however, was never notified.
Marbella, who discovered her daughter was being bullied only after she died, is now working with investigators and the school to determine exactly what happened and why the young girl's family was not made aware of what was happening.
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