Parents of 10-year-old Autumn Bushman, a fourth-grader at Roanoke\u2019s Mountain View Elementary School, shared their heartbreak over their daughter\u2019s sudden passing and spoke of the events that led to the tragedy.Mark and Summer Bushman say they have noticed their daughter\u2019s behavior change weeks prior to her devastating decision to take her own life.\u201cShe was the youngest and probably the wildest,\u201d Autumn\u2019s mother Summer said. \u201cShe was a ball full of energy. It didn\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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 \u201cdeep empathy, was soft-hearted, and always ready to lend a listening ear or offer support.\u201dSadly, Autumn was a victim of bg. Her parents allegedly knew about the ordeal their daughter was going through and reported it to the school, but the school didn\u2019t take much actionStudents at the school harassed Autumn because she always stood up for others and didn\u2019t stay silent when something felt wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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