Nex Benedict’s school district failed to protect students, investigation finds

The Department of Education has concluded that an Oklahoma school district was accountable for fostering a hostile climate in the lead up to pupil Nex Benedict’s death earlier this year.

Warning: this story contains references to abuse that some readers may find upsetting.

16-year-old Benedict, who friends say identified as Two Spirit, died on 8 February, a day after being taken to hospital following an alleged altercation at a high school in Owasso.

An autopsy report released a month later concluded that Benedict, who was a member of the Choctaw Nation, died of an overdose from a cocktail of drugs. Following an outcry for officials to investigate the circumstances, the Department of Education announced in March that it had begun a review of the Owasso Public Schools district.

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