Texas Girl Ends Her Life After Classmates Threaten ICE Deportation of Her Family
A Texas mother is seeking answers after her 11-year-old daughter took her own life following relentless bullying about her family’s immigration status. The child, Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, was a sixth-grade student at Gainesville Intermediate School.
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Her mother, Marbella Carranza, shared that Jocelynn was repeatedly harassed by classmates, who taunted her and threatened to call ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to deport her family. The bullying was so severe that Jocelynn reportedly reported it to school authorities multiple times—yet no action was taken. Marbella added that she was not informed about the bullying until, after her daughter’s death, Univision reported
On February 3, after enduring months of bullying, Jocelynn made the devastating decision to end her life. She was rushed to an intensive care unit in Dallas, where she remained for five days before passing away on February 8, according to the family’s GoFundMe page.
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Conclusion: A Heartbreaking Lesson on Bullying and Immigration Fear
The Gainesville ISD has yet to release a statement regarding Jocelynn’s death as her family seeks answers. Jocelynn Carranza Rojo’s tragic story highlights the real dangers of bullying and the fear immigrant families face daily. Her death has sparked a national conversation about how schools handle bullying—especially when it involves racial or immigration-related harassment.
The school needs to be responsible for this and the bullies and they’re parents.
What a disgusting world we live in do better. RIP Jocelynn
this is terrible. the school was told of the bullying they should have acted no matter her immigration status she’s a child . if I were the mother I would sue the school so next time they will reach out and protect a hild . children can be very cruel . and if the parents knew thier children were doing this the police should hold them accountable. rest in peace baby . pray for her family. it’s a horrible thing to lose a child no matter h I w .
yep school admins should be fired and bullies expelled
The school shouldn’t be responsible if they were unaware about the bullying being taken place, until after this incident. The school should now be aware and making sure to put a stop to bulling.
they were made aware of it before she killed herself
Did you clearly read the article? It stated the bullying was reported to the school multiple times by the little girl and yet nothing was done. The mother did not learn about it until after the child’s death.
If you read the whole article, she reported it and nothing was done ..
It says she reported it multiple times to the school. Her mother only found out after she took her life.
Ugh, it WOULD be a “Hernandez” making a tone deaf comment like this about someone who could easily be you. These Ice agents are profiling Latinos and Hispanics regardless of their status. The school was told.
They were aware of the bullying and mother was done!!!!!