Grieving parents of 10-year-old who died by suicide share the warning signs they noticed

Parents of 10-year-old Autumn Bushman, a fourth-grader at Roanoke’s Mountain View Elementary School, shared their heartbreak over their daughter’s sudden passing and spoke of the events that led to the tragedy.

Mark and Summer Bushman say they have noticed their daughter’s behavior change weeks prior to her devastating decision to take her own life.

“She was the youngest and probably the wildest,” Autumn’s mother Summer said. “She was a ball full of energy. It didn’t matter if you thought she was going to fall through my living room floor. She was at it with the cartwheels inside of my house at all times.”

Mountain View Elementary School in Roanoke, Virginia that Autumn Bushman attended/ Google Maps

The Bushman family told WDBJ that Autumn stared sleeping more, smiled less, and wore clothes darker in color than usual in the weeks preceding the tragedy.

Her obituary said she was a child who had “deep empathy, was soft-hearted, and always ready to lend a listening ear or offer support.”

Sadly, Autumn was a victim of b******g. Her parents allegedly knew about the ordeal their daughter was going through and reported it to the school, but the school didn’t take much action

Students at the school harassed Autumn because she always stood up for others and didn’t stay silent when something felt wrong.

“She was one if somebody was getting b*****d or picked on, she would stand up for them. And unfortunately, that may have made her a target for more b******g,” Summer Bushman said.

Sadly, Autumn wasn’t only target while at school, but through the social media too.

“This is an age where they have tablets and they have phones, so it’s happening around the clock. They can’t really escape,” her dad said.

In a statement to WDBJ, the Roanoke County Public Schools described Autumn’s death as a “tragic loss” and said that they would “stand in support of the family, friends, and Mountain View community.”

“While we cannot discuss the specifics of this situation due to federal privacy laws and out of respect for the family, we are conducting a thorough review. Our schools take all reports of bullying and conflicts among students very seriously”, the statement read.

“Our schools educate students and respond appropriately to specific situations when we are made aware, including working with parents and families of students involved.”

Autumn’s mom is urging other parents out there to act if they notice anything unusual about their children’s behavior in order to stop tragedies like this from taking place.

“Go through your child’s cell phone to make sure that they are being kind to other children [and] to make sure children are being kind to them,” she said.

Our thoughts and prayers go to the grieving family.

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