However, that spark started to wane in the weeks before the disaster. The parents told WDBJ that they saw their daughter started to sleep more, smile less, and dress darker than normal.
They further claim that despite having complained to the school about bullying, the harassment persisted. Autumn’s mother said that the reason her daughter was being harassed was because she defended other children.
She was one who would defend others who were being harassed or harassed. And regrettably, it could have led to her being the focus of more bullying,” Summer Bushman said.
The Bushmans claim that after reporting the bullying to school administrators, they received assurances that the matter was being addressed. Their daughter, however, had a different account.
According to her father, Mark, “but as far as we know, what we were told – at least by our daughter – was that it kept happening.” He went on to say that.
