NEW YORK — An Indiana family is mourning the loss of a 13-year-old boy who died by suicide on Monday after, his parents say, he endured a barrage of bullying at his middle school.
In a phone interview with ABC News, family members of Terry Badger III described a child who was outgoing, kind and determined to reach the major leagues and play for his favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals.
"Terry walked right up to them and shook all their hands and thanked them for their service, and every one of them broke down crying," the father said. "He was being made fun of all the time," his mother, Robyn Badger, said."[They] put him down, told him he was a loser. Told him he was fat and that he should kill himself. Kids told him he sucked at baseball. Every haircut he had they made fun of.
In follow-up emails with ABC News, Scott did not answer questions about the alleged meetings with school employees but said,"As a school district we work diligently to provide training, guidance and support to our staff and students in bullying detection and prevention."The Covington Police Department did not respond to requests by ABC News for information about their response to Terry's death on Monday.
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