Teen takes own life after video of girls beating her up in school circulates online

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• A 14-year-old high school student took her own life after a video of girls beating her up in a New Jersey school circulates online.
• Adriana Kuch’s father said his daughter suffered months of vicious bullying inside Central Regional High School.
• Michael Kuch was outraged at the school after it did not call the police or file a report.

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A 14-year-old high school student of Central Regional High School in New Jersey took her life after a video of girls beating her up in the school’s hallway circulated online.

Adriana Kuch was found dead at her home two days after the assault on February 1.

The shocking video shows the teenage girl and her boyfriend walking down the school’s hallway when a student hits her in the face with a water bottle. When Adriana falls to the ground, the group of students repeatedly kicked and punched her while the student who took the video cheered on.

Two school workers stopped the assault.

Michael Kush, Adriana’s father, said in an interview that he took his daughter to the local police station to file a report about the assault. He vows to bring awareness of a broken school system he says ignored extensive school bullying.

Michael also said Adriana showed him videos of students taunting her on several social media platforms following the attack. Adriana reportedly suffered from longtime bullying from fellow students.

Michael shared that he already reached out to the school administration after the incident but “no action was taken by anyone.” He said that he is taking legal action against the school.

“I blame the girls and the school and the cops. I want everyone to know what happened to her, I want justice, as much attention, so they can’t ignore it,” Michael told ABC7.

Michael believes Adriana would still be alive if the school and police had taken immediate action.

“If the school contacted the police, filed a report, and conducted an investigation, these videos could have been discovered immediately.” he shared.

“My daughter actually blacks out and they don’t call an ambulance, they take her to the nurse’s office,” Kuch told ABC 7.

Michael revealed that her daughter is not the first student at Central Regional High School who has suffered severe physical abuse and cyberbullying on school grounds. On his Facebook account, he shared videos provided by other parents whose children have experienced bullying without school officials stepping in.

“The more I continue to see, the more I want to fight for all kids against schools like this,” Michael said. “Complete incompetence from top to bottom.”

Three female students involved in the attack were charged with third-degree felony assault while a fourth girl was charged with disorderly conduct. The school has expelled all four students involved in the incident.

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Source: New York Post