A 14-year-old girl has taken her own life after a video of her getting attacked by bullies at her school was shared online. Adriana Kuch was found dead at her home just two days after the sickening attack by other girls from her school which took place on February 1. The teen had been a student at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township, New Jersey, and her father believes her death was fueled by long-term bullying. A video had circulated showing Adriana being attacked by several other teens, who hit her in the face with a water bottle before kicking her as she walked with her boyfriend in a school hallway, per <a href="https://patch.com/new-jersey/berkeley-nj/we-want-justice-central-students-protest-after-classmates-death">Patch</a>. Warning: the video below contains imagery which may be distressing [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0WiYQUYufU]] In the 20-second clip, a person is heard yelling: "That’s what you get, you stupid a** b****!", as others are seen laughing, pulling her hair, and kicking her. Adriana's father Michael Kuch told <a href="https://abc7ny.com/bayville-14-year-old-suicide-bullying/12787957/">ABC7</a> that his daughter was more hurt by the humiliation she felt from the bullying than the physical attack, which is what he believes led to her taking her own life. He told the station: "They think it’s fun to attack people and take videos and post them. Getting hit with a water bottle didn’t hurt Adriana, what hurt her was the embarrassment and humiliation, they just kept coming at her. "My daughter actually blacks out and they don’t call an ambulance, they take her to the nurse’s office." He added that Adriana had "never been in a fight before" and "loves everybody." Following Adriana's death, three girls have been charged with third-degree felony assault while a fourth was charged with disorderly conduct, per <a href="https://newjersey.news12.com/bayville-students-stage-walkout-to-bring-attention-to-bullying-after-teens-suicide">News 12 New Jersey</a>. [[facebookwidget||https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2382867185201264&set=a.361549367333066]] Schools Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides told the outlet police were not called after the attack, as it is the school's policy to suspend those involved, and any criminal charges are down to whether the parent wishes to pursue them or not. He said: "I don’t believe a police report was done. We normally just suspend. If a parent wants to press charges, they can with the police. We’re not going to double-whammy a kid where they are suspended and then police charges as well." The Superintendent added to <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/09/new-jersey-girl-14-takes-her-own-life-after-latest-attack/">The New York Post</a>: "If a situation warrants it we’ll call (police), but in this case, the students were suspended immediately. "We address every incident of bullying, but some of it is on the internet and we aren’t privy to that. We’re not the internet police but we don’t put our heads in the sand." [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuCuFddCaqM]] Adriana's father responded, telling NBC New York: "A kid is assaulted with a weapon and their policy is not to call the police or file a report." He added on Facebook: "These 4 girls planned and executed an attack. If you watch the videos I have, they are laughing while talking about what they are going to do at the start of the video." Her father added: "I had to take my daughter covered in blood to the local police station. If the school contacted the police and filed a report and conducted an investigation, these videos could have been discovered immediately." Adriana's father also vowed to pursue litigation against the ones who attacked his daughter and those who filmed and shared the videos, adding: "I want the entire world to know what these animals did to my daughter. I will not sleep until their family has to watch them stand in front of a judge and plead guilty." Over 200 pupils at Central Regional High walked out of class on Wednesday in protest of the handling of the incident and demanded the school district take action over what they described as a pattern of bullying which they claim is being ignored, per ABC 7. [[facebookwidget||https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2387468974741085&id=100004340178220]] Students and parents have claimed that Adriana is not the only victim of bullying at the school, alleging that another student was attacked in the cafeteria last April, per Patch. The district shared a statement on its website saying: "We fully understand that students, staff, and the community are hurting for the loss of such a young lady with a bright future." It added that a moment of silence was held outside before the rally, continuing: "To ensure the health, safety, and well-being for all students, there will not be any rallies in the future without prior administration approval otherwise action will be taken in accordance with policy. "It is time to start the healing process and we want to send our thoughts and prayers to the family." If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out for help and contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741, or visit <a href="http://speakingofsuicide.com/resources">SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources</a>. <h6>Featured image credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera/Bob Daemmrich Photography / Alamy</h6>

14-year-old girl dies by suicide after video of her being attacked by other girls

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