…the harassment he faced on a weekly basis. He tried to ask help from the support staff at school but he was allegedly ignored. He was told to wait as the staff was dealing with someone else. But he was afraid the school bus would leave him and he didn’t want his younger brother to be on the bus alone.
After returning home that day, Phillip took his own life. His younger brother was heartbroken and said, “My protector is gone.”
Meanwhile, School District spokesperson Lee Whack said the district and the Comegys school are deeply saddened by this tragedy. He said in a statement, “We always take reports of bullying seriously. There were no founded instances of this child being bullied.”
His family has set up a GoFundMe page where online donations can be made.