The death of a nonbinary student one day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school bathroom has led to national outcry and White House condemnation. Owasso police say the investigation into 16-year-old Nex Benedict's death on February 8 is ongoing, with the state medical examiner's office ruling it a suicide. Family members have said that their child was a victim of bullying at the school because Nex identified as nonbinary, neither male nor female. A complete report on Benedict's death is scheduled to be released on March 27.
The death of a nonbinary student one day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school bathroom has led to national outcry and White House condemnation. Owasso police say the investigation into 16-year-old Nex Benedict's death on February 8 is ongoing, with the state medical examiner's office ruling it a suicide. Family members have said that their child was a victim of bullying at the school because Nex identified as nonbinary, neither male nor female.
A complete report on Benedict's death is scheduled to be released on March 27. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the preliminary autopsy report from the podium at Friday's press briefing, calling Benedict's death 'devastating.' 'As the president said yesterday, every young person deserves to have the fundamental right and freedom to be who they are and feel safe and supported at school and in their communities,' Jean-Pierre said. 'Bullying is completely unacceptable, and it is on all of us to take reports of bullying seriously
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