SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — WFTV uncovered another case of bullying in Seminole County.
In September, the parents of Lamar Hawkins told WFTV their 14-year-old son shot himself at Greenwood Lakes Middle School because he was being bullied.
On Tuesday, the mother of a South Seminole Middle School student said her son was hospitalized because of bullying.
"I feel like my heart is being ripped out because I don't know how to fix this," said his mother, who did not want to be identified.
Her mother gave WFTV medical records that show her son had been bullied so badly that he was hospitalized.
According to records, he was "having stress at school because of being bullied."
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"Nothing is getting done and it's sickening. I don't know. I just want my child to have a right to an education," she said.
Doctors said the 12-year-old was dangerous to himself, so he was admitted just three weeks after Lamar Hawkins shot and killed himself at another middle school.
WFTV also uncovered records about a third Seminole County student. The police report shows the boy who called in the shooting hoax at South Seminole Middle School was also being bullied.
The report reads that he was "thrown on the ground" by an older child, and that he called 911 "to make sure the police came."
A woman whose son goes to the same school said, "I want them to try to find another solution to bullying."
She said one bully was caught on camera choking her son last year, but her son's attacker was only sent away after she begged officials in Tallahassee for help.
WFTV was told the bully is back at school and back to his old ways.
"Whatever they are doing is not working. It is not working," she said.
Seminole County Public Schools Communications Officer Michael Lawrence stated:
"Unfortunately, we cannot comment on many of these questions related to this parent's allegations as it includes confidential student information that we are not authorized to share. In addition, any matters regarding student discipline are also private and confidential."
The mother said she did not remove her child from school because that would be punishing her family.