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  • 9-year-old Denver boy dies by suicide after being bullied at school, mother says

    08/27/2018 7:27:40 PM PDT · by the_daug · 98 replies
    CBS News ^ | August 27, 2018, 12:12 PM | By Caitlin O'Kane CBS News
    A Denver mom says her 9-year-old son died by suicide in their home on Thursday after experiencing bullying in school. She is now sharing the story in hopes of shining a light on bullying and suicide, KDVR reports. Leia Pierce says bullying was a factor in the death of her son, Jamel Myles, who started fourth grade just last week. Over the summer, Jamel came out to his mother as gay, she said. "(H)e looked so scared when he told me. He was like, 'Mom I'm gay.' And I thought he was playing, so I looked back because I was...