Mom blames bullying for school fight that killed daughter

The mother of a South Carolina fifth-grader claims bullying is the cause of a ferocious school fight that led to the death of a 10-year-old girl.

Ashley Wright, the mother of young victim RaNiya Wright, said she believes severe taunting is the reason a brawl broke out Monday at Forest Hills Elementary School in Waterbooro, S.C., according to the Charleston Post and Courier.

“I have a lot to say,” Ashley Wright told the Post and Courier. “I just have to wrap my head around it all.”

The educational board had posted a notice on Facebook regarding RaNiya’s death.

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“On March 25, a fifth-grade Forest Hills Elementary School student suffered injuries after a fight occurred in her classroom," wrote the Colleton County School District in a statement on Facebook. "School administrators promptly secured the scene, ended the fight and called emergency medical services to the school.”

But bizarrely, officials yanked the announcement.

Wright was in the school’s nurse’s station when emergency personnel arrived. She was “unconscious but breathing,” according to a report.

Details about the fight have been sparse and officials have refused to release much information about the altercation, including how RaNiya died, the identity of the other student, the fight cause and whether they were supervised at the time.

Reports state that the other student has been suspended indefinitely.

“Weapons were not involved in this incident,” the sheriff’s office said on Thursday. It added that an autopsy was scheduled for Friday.

“RaNiya was a wonderful student. She loved to write, spend time with her friends, play basketball and loved being a big sister. She was actively involved in her church as a junior usher," the district said in a statement. “She will be missed greatly by her family, friends and the entire school community.”