MILWAUKEE -- The family of a transgender woman says the school she taught at ignored bullying complaints for more than 10 years, largely contributing to her suicide.
CBS 58 reports German Immersion School teacher Karis Anne Ross committed suicide late in 2014. Her parents now say that consistent workplace bullying is to blame, and her suicide note can even point at people specifically responsible for inaction.
"There were people named," Ross' mother Jill Greinke said. "Before her transition she was being bullied. After her transition she was being bullied."
Ross often voiced her concerns of bullying to the school's principal, CBS 58 reports, but her complaints were allegedly ignored.
"The way it was handled is disappointing," Madeline Dietrick, a friend, told CBS 58. "That it seemed to be more covered up than shared."
Milwaukee Public Schools largely declined to comment on the issue. Ross' family has sent an open letter to MPS superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver. The letter reads: