Teams Will Investigate Discrimination and Bullying Claims at a Utah Elementary School Following a Student’s Suicide
The Davis School District on Tuesday announced members of the independent review team tasked with investigating Davis School District after the death of 10-year-old Izabelle “Izzy” Tichenor, a student at Foxboro elementary, last month.
The announcement comes weeks after the school district’s board president John Robison stated that a team would be assembled in the wake of the 5th grader’s death. The team will center their investigation on the Tichenor family’s claim that Izzy, who was black and had autism, committed suicide after facing discrimination and bullying on the basis of her race and disability.
The family alleged that they made numerous reports to Foxboro Elementary and Davis School District staff regarding the issues — and were ignored.
