Parents File Lawsuit After 12-Year-Old Girl Attempts Suicide Twice at School After Secret Meetings

Parents File Lawsuit After 12-Year-Old Girl Attempts Suicide Twice at School After Secret Meetings
Composit image of Paterson Elementary School sign in Clay County, Florida and School Counselor Destiny Washington. Clay County Public Schools
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After a 12-year-old girl attempted suicide on school property twice after months of secret meetings with a school counselor, her parents have filed a lawsuit.

On Jan. 5, Wendel and Maria Perez received a call from Destiny Washington, who identified herself as a school counselor at Paterson Elementary School (PES) in Fleming Island, Florida, part of Clay County District Schools. Washington told Mr. and Mrs. Perez they needed to come to the school immediately. Washington said it was about their daughter, a sixth-grader, but would not reveal any further information.

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