Elite US boarding school admits failure to halt bullying led to student suicide

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A New Jersey private school on Monday said it fell "tragically short" of "expectations" to ensure the safety and wellbeing of a student who died by suicide a year ago Sunday.

Jack Reid, 17, died in a dorm on campus, which is situated just outside of Trenton, on April 30, 2022, after he endured "bullying and other forms of cruel behavior" at the boarding and day school, The Lawrenceville School said in a Monday statement.

"Lawrenceville’s top priority is the physical, social, and emotional health, safety, and wellbeing of our students. We recognize that in Jack’s case, we fell tragically short of these expectations," the school's statement read. "Jack was a victim of bullying and other forms of cruel behavior at Lawrenceville over the course of a year, including in the form of false rumors in person and online."

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