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DeKalb To Review Anti-Bullying Policy

11-Year-Old Jareem Harrera Killed Himself After Being Teased

POSTED: 12:31 pm EDT April 27, 2009
UPDATED: 5:45 pm EDT April 27, 2009

DeKalb County Schools will review an anti-bullying policy and check for loopholes that could have led to the suicide of an 11-year old boy who hanged himself last week.

Jareem Harrera hanged himself on April 16 after telling parents he had been teased for "talking funny" and "being gay."

He was found at his home by a family member.

The policy says that teachers must report instances of bullying and that three instances is enough to get a student expelled.

Superintendent Crawford Lewis says officials are reviewing how the policy may have failed. They are putting together a chronology of events, including how many times the boy's mother may have complained to officials.

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