News about Jack Reid

Jack Reid, the New Jersey boarding school student who died after being bullied, has spoken out to announce the last conversation they had with their son. Elizabeth and Bill Reid said in a recent interview with 'Good Morning America,' that their son, 17, 'doing better,' and that 'I love you,' before he killed himself. "We were supposed to see him the next morning, and the last words we heard about him were, "Dad, I'm doing better." Bill said, "I love you." His parents, who attended Lawrenceville School, where tuition is $76,000 a year, learned about the constant bullying and "cruel conduct" Reid was experiencing prior to his death on April 30, 2022. We were well aware of what was going on and we were encouraging him.' Bill said he pleaded for himself.' He spoke to the school.' He talked to his family.' 'There were steps that the school should have taken in hindsight but didn't take' over the weekend,' Lawrenceville said in a tweet.'

Jack Reid, 17, a Lawrenceville School student in New Jersey, committed suicide after being mocked by other students. A year after Jack's death, a school statement acknowledges the school's inability to shield him, noting how inaction by teaching staff contributed to his death. The school has agreed to taking corrective steps, including the naming of a new dean who will be charged with mental health problems. A school is unusual for a school to admit to a suicide in a public manner, a move that has been praised by suicide prevention experts.