Several students at a Buffalo, New
York-area high school have been suspended after an investigation into
the suicide of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, who killed himself after
being bullied by classmates for coming out gay, the Buffalo
News reported.
The suspensions come after police
closed their investigation last month without filing any charges.
“[The police] shared some information
with us, and we followed up,” Williamsville Central School District
Superintendent Scott Martzloff was quoted as saying. “We made the
determination to take disciplinary action.”
Martzloff, who declined to say how many
students were being punished, added that they face “a minimum of
suspensions.”
Rodemeyer's suicide received national
attention, including regrets from Lady Gaga, who
dedicated a performance of her track Hair to the teen, and
actor Zachary Quinto, who
credited Rodemeyer's suicide for prompting him to come out gay.
Police noted five incidents of alleged
bullying in their investigation, including an incident involving a
female student telling Rodemeyer something along the lines of,
“Faggot, why don't you just kill yourself?” and an incident in
which a student shoved Rodemeyer and called him a “fag.”