The distraught mom of a 13-year-old boy who took his own life Tuesday revealed that her son dealt with bullying for the last couple of years.
“Austin, he was so, so smart; he was so sweet. He’d always come to the car when I pulled up. ‘Mom you need help bringing anything in?” Jessica Pendergrass recalled at a vigil for the late boy.
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The mother said that Austin loved animals, particularly sea turtles, and wouldn’t use straws so that they wouldn’t be harmed.
“While this is the worst possible thing I can imagine, I just want to tell parents ‘check on your kids’,” Jessica added.
“The signs were there but the bullying, it was so bad. Just teach your kids to be kind because kids can be so cruel.”
