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Retired judge: Boy who hanged himself was not bullied at school

Retired Fulton Superior Court Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore at a press conference
Jaheem Herrera, an 11-year-old student who hanged himself last month, was not bullied at Dunaire Elementary School, a retired judge heading an internal DeKalb County School System review said May 20. “There is no evidence of bullying at Dunaire El...

Superintendent criticizes media, announces press conference for next week

After broadly criticizing recent media coverage of the suicide of 11-year-old Jaheem Herrera, DeKalb County schools Superintendent Crawford Lewis said Wednesday the school district will release the results of an internal review of the circumstance...

Community rallies against bullying

by Conswella C. Bennett The attorney for the family of Jaheem Herrera announced during a “Stand for Children Rally” Saturday, May 9, at Beulah Baptist Church in Decatur that they are moving forward with a wrongful death lawsuit against the DeKa...