School review panel recommends training on bullying, diversity, poverty in wake of 10-year-old student’s suicide

Ten-year-old Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor died by suicide in November allegedly after being constantly harassed at Foxboro Elementary in Farmington, Utah, because of her race and disability. The girl, who was Black and autistic, was reportedly bullied by students and staff. However, an independent commission did not specifically find that their actions directly led to the child taking her own life.

The investigative report, which was released by a three-person independent review board, found no “direct evidence” that Tichenor was bullied due to race or disability, according to reporting from !” 

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